Yokobe Surname

469,804th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 715 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Yokobe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yokobe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan6991:182,8968,564
United States111:32,950,812797,015
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Yokobe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Yokobe is found most in Japan. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Yokobe? popularity and diffusion

The surname Yokobe is the 469,804th most commonly occurring last name on earth, held by around 1 in 10,192,372 people. Yokobe occurs predominantly in Asia, where 98 percent of Yokobe are found; 98 percent are found in East Asia and 98 percent are found in Nippono-Asia.

It is most numerous in Japan, where it is carried by 699 people, or 1 in 182,896. In Japan it is primarily concentrated in: Okayama Prefecture, where 50 percent are found, Osaka Prefecture, where 29 percent are found and Tokyo Metropolis, where 11 percent are found. Apart from Japan this surname is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 2 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 0 percent are found.

Yokobe Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Yokobe last name are 6.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 60% registered with the political party.

Yokobe earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 2.61% more than the national average, earning $44,275 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yoqobe8362,796/
Yakobe837,860/
Yokoba83141/
Yokobi838/
Yokoby835/
Yocobe832/
Oikobe831/
Yokebe831/
Yakoube7752/
Yoqobeh7750/
Yaqoobe7732/
Yokouba7717/
Yokoibi777/
Yoqoobe772/
Yoqobed771/
Yakobhe771/
Yooqabe771/
Yoqobea771/
Yoqobee771/
Yoqoebe771/
Yokooba771/
Yokobio771/
Yakobei771/
Yaakobe771/
Yackobe771/
Ekobe731,069/
Ikobe73305/
Yakobets71346/
Yaakoube714/
Yakoubie711/
Yackobey711/
Yakobi672,792/
Yakabe67954/
Yakoba67492/
Yaqobe67458/
Jakobe67263/
Yakoby67211/
Yacobe67148/
Ekoube67109/
Ekobey6773/
Gikobe6718/
Yakube6717/
Jocobe6711/
Yikoba675/
Ikuobe675/
Oikoba673/
Ekobet673/
Jokobi673/
Ikobee673/
Ekobie673/
Iokobi673/
Jokoba673/
Yokuba672/
Gekobe672/
Jokoby672/
Ykoubi671/
Eokube671/
Ikhobe671/
Ykouba671/
Eokebe671/
Yokave671/
Ekobee671/
Ekoibe671/
Yaskobets671/
Yakebe671/
Ikobet671/
Yoqobi671/
Yquobe671/
Yokaba671/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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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 Yokobe
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