Yokoshi Surname

722,496th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 403 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Yokoshi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yokoshi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan3961:322,83911,531
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459

Yokoshi Last Name Facts

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

Yokoshi is found in Japan more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Yokoshi? popularity and diffusion

Yokoshi is the 722,496th most commonly held family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 18,083,240 people. The last name Yokoshi is predominantly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Yokoshi reside; 98 percent reside in East Asia and 98 percent reside in Nippono-Asia.

This surname is most commonly used in Japan, where it is carried by 396 people, or 1 in 322,839. In Japan Yokoshi is mostly concentrated in: Hiroshima Prefecture, where 34 percent live, Tokyo Metropolis, where 16 percent live and Miyazaki Prefecture, where 13 percent live. Outside of Japan this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 1 percent live and The Philippines, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yokoishi93587/
Yokosi9234/
Yokossi864,621/
Yokochi86130/
Yakoshi8623/
Yokashi868/
Yokodsi861/
Oikoshi861/
Jokoshi861/
Yakotshi8021/
Yokoochi802/
Yakhoshi801/
Yokosssi801/
Yokose775,406/
Ikoshi77255/
Yakosi7792/
Ekoshi7734/
Yokasi7730/
Yikosi771/
Yokosa771/
Yokusi771/
Yakushi711,159/
Yakashi7148/
Ekotshi7128/
Ikotshi7128/
Oyokose7119/
Yocossi7115/
Yakossi717/
Aikoshi716/
Jokochi716/
Yakousi712/
Iekoshi712/
Iokochi711/
Yakoseh711/
Yokuchi711/
Yokaasi711/
Yokasai711/
Yokassi711/
Yakoshe711/
Ayokose711/
Ujkoshi711/
Jokosha711/
Ikosi67361/
Ekosi67184/
Hyakushi6757/
Hikkoshi6739/
Yahkeshi676/
Gikhoshi674/
Yatkashi673/
Yokhasai672/
Jokhosha671/
Joykoshy671/
Yokeuchi671/
Yakahshi671/
Jakoschi671/
Jokhushi671/
Jokkashi671/
Yoccossi671/
Yocoichi671/
Yokhashe671/
Giokashi671/
Yikouchi671/

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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 Yokoshi
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