Yokon Surname
Approximately 177 people bear this surname
Yokon Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 124 | 1:65,756 | 8,577 |
| Cameroon | 29 | 1:716,175 | 51,453 |
| Benin | 14 | 1:738,257 | 40,906 |
| Japan | 4 | 1:31,961,073 | 53,820 |
| Ivory Coast | 3 | 1:7,690,411 | 57,263 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Yokon (40) may also be a first name.
Yokon Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yokon Come From? nationality or country of origin
Yokon (Marathi: योकोन, Russian: Ёкон) is borne by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Yokon? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,286,243rd most frequent last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 41,172,576 people. The last name occurs mostly in Oceania, where 70 percent of Yokon live; 70 percent live in Oceania Islands and 70 percent live in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 1,614,485th most commonly used given name internationally. It is borne by 40 people.
The last name is most widespread in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 124 people, or 1 in 65,756. In Papua New Guinea Yokon is most numerous in: Enga, where 68 percent reside, East Sepik, where 19 percent reside and National Capital District, where 10 percent reside. Other than Papua New Guinea this last name occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 16 percent reside and Benin, where 8 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Yokon Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Yokon in the Marathi language | ||
| योकोन | yokona | - |
| Yokon in the Russian language | ||
| Ёкон | ekon | - |
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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 Yokon
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