Yokonia Surname

287,362nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,336 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Yokonia Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yokonia Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi8361:20,4773,173
Tanzania3981:133,01912,405
Zimbabwe811:190,59622,493
Uganda161:2,439,95572,451
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

Yokonia (2,860) may also be a first name.

Yokonia Last Name Facts

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

The surname Yokonia occurs most in Malawi. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yokonia? popularity and diffusion

The last name Yokonia is the 287,362nd most widely held last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 5,454,750 people. Yokonia occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Yokonia live; 69 percent live in Southern Africa and 69 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 136,095th most commonly held first name at a global level, held by 2,860 people.

The surname Yokonia is most commonly occurring in Malawi, where it is borne by 836 people, or 1 in 20,477. Barring Malawi this last name is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 30 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 6 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yokoniah938/
Jokonia86163/
Yokania862/
Yokonya862/
Yakonia861/
Yokenia861/
Yokunia861/
Jokoniah8038/
Jokoinia801/
Jockonia801/
Ekonia77577/
Ikonia7743/
Jokonya712,582/
Jakonia71236/
Yokanya7113/
Joconia7110/
Ekoniah7110/
Ikongia714/
Eckonia712/
Ikoonia711/
Yokunya711/
Ekongia711/
Yikonya711/
Jokonja711/
Jikonia711/
Ikonija710/
Jackonia6719/
Joconiah673/
Yikougna671/
Yakougna671/
Yakungia671/
Yakonyah671/
Jokonyah671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Yokonia
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