Yokohama Surname

109,288th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,259 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
New Caledonia

Yokohama Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yokohama Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan4,0931:31,2353,010
Brazil581:3,690,937102,732
New Caledonia211:13,1533,514
Indonesia181:7,347,177303,310
United States171:21,321,114641,998
Philippines101:10,123,822213,993
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
England11:55,718,059489,080
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
France11:66,422,722504,397
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169

Yokohama (31) may also be a first name.

Yokohama Last Name Facts

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

The last name Yokohama is borne by more people in Japan than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yokohama? popularity and diffusion

It is the 109,288th most frequently occurring last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 1,711,093 people. The surname Yokohama is predominantly found in Asia, where 97 percent of Yokohama live; 96 percent live in East Asia and 96 percent live in Nippono-Asia. It is also the 1,874,099th most commonly used given name throughout the world. It is borne by 31 people.

The last name Yokohama is most commonly held in Japan, where it is held by 4,093 people, or 1 in 31,235. In Japan Yokohama is mostly found in: Aomori Prefecture, where 25 percent are found, Hokkaido Prefecture, where 21 percent are found and Tokyo Metropolis, where 9 percent are found. Other than Japan Yokohama occurs in 25 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 1 percent are found and New Caledonia, where 0 percent are found.

Yokohama Last Name Statistics demography

Yokohama earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 27.47% more than the national average, earning $55,000 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Okohama9311/
Yokoama938/
Yokoham931/
Yukohama882/
Okoham861/
Yokoiyama823/
Okuhama801,424/
Okihama80163/
Okahama8042/
Okohoma802/
Iocohama752/
Okouhoma751/
Yokoyoma751/
Okohim712/
Okeham711/
Ikoham711/
Okoahayim711/
Okaham711/
Yokouamou711/
Akihama67322/
Akahama6769/
Akohami6712/
Ikehama679/
Akohamu674/
Akohame672/
Okohomi671/
Okhiham671/
Yokehem670/

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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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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Yokohama
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