Yoko Surname

65,234th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,655 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Liberia

Yoko Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yoko Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo2,8051:26,3393,305
South Africa8811:61,4967,766
Papua New Guinea8441:9,661790
Nigeria6101:290,39816,312
Indonesia5671:233,24421,562
Liberia5211:8,462975
Japan3651:350,25811,997
Cameroon2391:86,90010,503
Congo1831:27,2632,919
Ivory Coast1621:142,4156,737
Benin1071:96,59411,054
United States811:4,474,802235,715
France541:1,230,050127,496
Brazil391:5,489,085137,424
Canada271:1,364,65295,501
China171:80,430,6804,441
Uganda141:2,788,52078,087
Thailand141:5,045,596363,835
Belgium121:958,05473,966
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
Mauritania81:511,85818,608
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
England71:7,959,723202,100
New Zealand71:646,90340,014
Venezuela51:6,040,81547,898
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
Gabon41:472,2983,618
Algeria31:12,877,18484,902
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Zimbabwe31:5,146,080115,446
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Solomon Islands21:290,01419,875
Burkina Faso21:9,176,05023,741
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Yoko (975,665) may also be a first name.

Yoko Last Name Facts

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

The surname Yoko (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻳﻮﻛﻮ, Marathi: योको, Tibetan: ཡོ་ཀོ།) is more commonly found in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Yoko.

How Common Is The Last Name Yoko? popularity and diffusion

Yoko is the 65,234th most frequently held family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 951,998 people. The surname Yoko is mostly found in Africa, where 72 percent of Yoko reside; 42 percent reside in Central Africa and 42 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 927th most commonly used first name in the world, held by 975,665 people.

Yoko is most widely held in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 2,805 people, or 1 in 26,339. Excluding The DR Congo Yoko exists in 57 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 12 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 11 percent live.

Yoko Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Yoko has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Yoko surname increased 2,025 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Yoko Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Yoko surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those holding the Yoko last name are 28.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 75% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Yoko earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 34.05% less than the national average, earning R 156,732 per year; in United States they earn 56.71% more than the national average, earning $67,620 USD per year and in Canada they earn 30.12% less than the national average, earning $34,719 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yokoi8953,970/
Yokoo8924,096/
Ayoko892,655/
Oyoko892,013/
Yokou89611/
Eyoko89607/
Yokoy8983/
Yodko8969/
Yooko8938/
Yokoh8935/
Yokho8932/
Yocko8931/
Yokoa8920/
Yokko8919/
Yokgo893/
Yioko892/
Uyoko891/
Yoako891/
Yokoï891/
Yokuo891/
Yohko891/
Yko8627/
Hayoko80713/
Aiyoko80127/
Ayokou80123/
Yokoha80101/
Yookoh8023/
Yokois8018/
Yokosh8015/
Hoyoko8014/
Eyocko809/
Eyioko808/
Oyioko804/
Yoskoï804/
Yodkoo802/
Yoskoi802/
Yokhop801/
Yoytko801/
Yokuop801/
Yoskou801/
Yoahko801/
Ayocko801/
Ayokoi801/
Yokkos801/
Eyokou801/
Yockop800/
Yoka7524,710/
Joko7514,364/
Yako7513,899/
Oiko75881/
Ysko75575/
Hyko75477/
Ayko75201/
Yiko75158/
Eoko75108/
Ioko7545/
Yoco7537/
Eyko7518/
Ykko7515/
Ojko7512/
Ytko758/
Uyko757/
Oyko754/
Ykoi754/
Ykoo754/
Ykoy752/
Ykop752/
Jyko751/
Yoqo751/
Ykou751/
Yzko751/
Ydko751/
Ykoh751/
Ykos751/
Ykot751/
Wanyoko73112/
Yotkois735/
Hayokho731/
Yozkoch731/
Yokouch731/
Yodkhod731/
Yodkhoo731/
Ojoko675,157/
Ijoko672,734/
Yakoh672,303/
Yakou672,088/
Gayko672,034/
Ayoka671,986/
Ajoko671,896/
Eyoka671,862/
Geyko671,424/
Yocco67798/
Hysko67647/
Aykoç67647/
Yacko67593/
Goyko67547/
Yaqoo67524/
Jojko67509/
Hoiko67470/
Jokoi67290/
Hayko67274/
Iodko67237/
Gojko67214/
Jokoh67201/
Oyoka67156/
Joiko67153/
Yokeu67151/
Jokoo67145/
Jocko67109/
Jokho67107/
Yakoa67101/
Yosco6798/
Ehoko6796/
Hioko6795/
Ujoko6789/
Yakoi6785/
Yaako6779/
Hytko6740/
Ayoco6737/
Ejoko6736/
Yokca6733/
Yakoo6732/
Hojko6732/
Ychko6727/
Yokha6726/
Yakko6724/
Iokoi6724/
Yokaa6723/
Jokoš6723/
Aioko6720/
Jokoy6720/
Jouko6719/
Yacoo6717/
Jokko6716/
Yokad6716/
Yokka6714/
Goiko6714/
Ihoko6714/
Jioko6713/
Yikou6713/
Yokaş6713/
Heyko6712/
Jooko6710/
Oioko679/
Eokot679/
Yocou679/
Yooka678/
Yokah678/
Aykou678/
Uyoka677/
Ahyko677/
Uioko676/
Yocoi676/
Hoyko675/
Yocot675/
Joyko675/
Yakoy675/
Yskos675/
Hyhko674/
Yadko674/
Yahko674/
Oyokuoyi674/
Oikou674/
Yitko674/
Heoko674/
Ykoot674/
Jyoka673/
Jokou673/
Yoyka672/
Yocos672/
Uyoco672/
Eioko672/
Jokuo672/
Iooko672/
Yooco672/
Iokoo672/
Yokau672/
Yioka672/
Yikoa672/
Jokoa672/
Jhoko672/
Hycko672/
Yocop672/
Ykout672/
Oykos671/
Oysko671/
Eocko671/
Yikko671/
Iokoh671/
Iokko671/
Johko671/
Jokoś671/
Oykot671/
Oyoco671/
Yoqoh671/
Ytkou671/
Yikoi671/
Yikoy671/
Aykoy671/
Yocgo671/
Yoskoitz671/
Hjoko671/
Ykoch671/
Oykoy671/
Yocod671/
Yocoy671/
Ykozz671/
Aykoo671/
Aysko671/
Jokoj671/
Hydko671/

Yoko Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Yoko in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻳﻮﻛﻮywkw-
Yoko in the Marathi language
योकोyoko-
Yoko in the Tibetan language
ཡོ་ཀོ།yoko50
གཡོ་ཀོ།yoko50

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Yoko
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