Yokes Surname

1,098,270th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 223 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Liberia

Yokes Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yokes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2131:1,701,685112,840
England41:13,929,515290,718
Liberia31:1,469,51238,766
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States311:1,619,95885,073

The alternate forms: Yokeş (23) are calculated separately.

Yokes (44) may also be a first name.

Yokes Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Yokes Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Yokes (Arabic: إنيار) has its highest incidence in The United States. It can be found as a variant: Yokeş. For other possible spellings of Yokes click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yokes? popularity and diffusion

The last name Yokes is the 1,098,270th most frequently used family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 32,679,578 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 96 percent of Yokes reside; 96 percent reside in North America and 96 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,525,482nd most frequently occurring first name globally. It is borne by 44 people.

This last name is most commonly held in The United States, where it is carried by 213 people, or 1 in 1,701,685. In The United States it is most common in: Nevada, where 48 percent reside, Washington, where 10 percent reside and Wisconsin, where 8 percent reside. Not including The United States Yokes occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in England, where 2 percent reside and Liberia, where 1 percent reside.

Yokes Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Yokes has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Yokes surname grew 687 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Yokes Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Yokes last name are 9.11% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 55.88% registered to vote for the political party.

Yokes earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 6.58% more than the national average, earning $45,988 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yokeş9323/
Yokesh9139/
Yockes9118/
Yokese916/
Yokess911/
Ykes894/
Yokeesh831/
Hykes80906/
Yakes80587/
Aykes8037/
Jokes8029/
Oykes8012/
Yikes809/
Ykkes807/
Ytkes806/
Eykes805/
Ojkes802/
Jykes801/
Yoces801/
Iokes801/
Yoches73156/
Joukes73110/
Yakesh7396/
Heykes7381/
Jokesz7380/
Yokois7318/
Yokysh7315/
Yackes7315/
Yokios738/
Yokish735/
Yodkis734/
Jokesh732/
Yokais732/
Jokies732/
Haykes732/
Yocess731/
Hyskes731/
Geokes731/
Eyckes731/
Heokes731/
Yakhes731/
Jokest731/
Jockes730/
Huykes730/
Oitkes730/
Ekes67553/
Ékes67542/
Yakesse67438/
Jokesch67233/
Ikes67222/
Huyskes6778/
Yakesch6750/
Jokesht6746/
Yakheds678/
Yotkois675/
Yaakesh673/
Ykys671/
Ykex671/

Yokes Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Yokes in the Arabic language
إنيارanyar-
انيارanyar-

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Yokes
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