Yokooka Surname

477,400th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 700 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Yokooka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yokooka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan6931:184,4798,609
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Yokooka Last Name Facts

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

The last name Yokooka occurs more in Japan more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Yokooka.

How Common Is The Last Name Yokooka? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 477,400th most commonly occurring last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 10,410,780 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Yokooka live; 99 percent live in East Asia and 99 percent live in Nippono-Asia.

This surname is most frequently held in Japan, where it is borne by 693 people, or 1 in 184,479. In Japan Yokooka is most numerous in: Hokkaido Prefecture, where 34 percent reside, Aomori Prefecture, where 23 percent reside and Kagawa Prefecture, where 13 percent reside. Besides Japan this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 1 percent reside and India, where 0 percent reside.

Yokooka Last Name Statistics demography

Yokooka earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 56.14% more than the national average, earning $67,375 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yokoka924/
Yokokai865/
Yokuoka865/
Yakooka861/
Ayokoka861/
Ykoka831/
Yokoko7728/
Yakoka7721/
Yokoki7713/
Yokoke771/
Aykoka771/
Yokoco771/
Yakouka713/
Eyokoki712/
Yakoska711/
Ykhokas711/
Yookake711/
Ekoka671,109/
Ikoka671,091/
Hyakuoka6751/
Joskoska6712/
Yoskoski6712/
Yoskosky6711/
Yokoochi672/
Yaskoska671/
Hoyokoko671/
Ojiakoka671/
Yokoisky670/
Yoskozki670/

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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 Yokooka
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