Yokoshima Surname

86,257th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,586 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Yokoshima Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yokoshima Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan5,5531:23,0232,470
United States271:13,424,405494,117
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Yokoshima Last Name Facts

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

Yokoshima occurs more in Japan more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Yokoshima.

How Common Is The Last Name Yokoshima? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 86,257th most prevalent last name on earth, held by around 1 in 1,304,609 people. The surname Yokoshima is mostly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Yokoshima are found; 99 percent are found in East Asia and 99 percent are found in Nippono-Asia.

The surname Yokoshima is most widely held in Japan, where it is held by 5,553 people, or 1 in 23,023. In Japan Yokoshima is most common in: Ibaraki Prefecture, where 31 percent are found, Tokyo Metropolis, where 13 percent are found and Chiba Prefecture, where 9 percent are found. Not including Japan this surname occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 0 percent are found and Brazil, where 0 percent are found.

Yokoshima Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Yokoshima surname are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 100% being registered to vote for the political party.

Yokoshima earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 6.07% more than the national average, earning $45,768 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Okoshima9423/
Okushima822,977/
Okishima82209/
Okashima8255/
Akoshima826/
Okeshima821/
Yakosima821/
Yukishima7876/
Hikoshima7837/
Yagoshima783/
Yakoshimi781/
Hyakushima74277/
Okiyoshimi741/
Ikushima715,498/
Ukishima71780/
Akishima71466/
Akashima71104/
Okashimo7167/
Ukeshima7128/
Ikeshima7126/
Ikashima7125/
Yakasima715/
Ogashima713/
Ikishima711/
Okoshome711/
Okoshemi711/
Igoshima711/
Ogwashima6716/
Akaashima6713/
Uekeshima674/
Akshma674/
Akshim672/
Yuki Yashima671/
Oksham671/
Ekshma671/
Jikashima671/
Jakosiemo561/
Ekacima501/

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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 Yokoshima
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