Yokota Surname

4,400th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 128,100 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Yokota Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yokota Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan125,4291:1,019184
Brazil1,0211:209,6718,083
United States9711:373,28433,060
Thailand1751:403,64870,850
Singapore1201:45,8981,743
Canada811:454,88439,362
Peru461:690,95916,320
DR Congo341:2,172,929106,971
Philippines301:3,374,607147,509
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Australia161:1,687,23181,699
Chile111:1,601,49826,155
Spain111:4,250,18575,241
Paraguay111:657,8867,708
Malaysia111:2,681,293102,971
Sweden101:984,67673,605
Argentina101:4,274,341152,056
England91:6,190,895170,599
Nicaragua91:669,0104,135
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
France81:8,302,840321,660
Papua New Guinea61:1,358,953118,663
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
China31:455,773,85521,925
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Austria11:8,515,435118,036

Yokota (37) may also be a first name.

Yokota Last Name Facts

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

The surname Yokota is carried by more people in Japan than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Yokota? popularity and diffusion

Yokota is the 4,400th most commonly held surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 56,890 people. This surname is primarily found in Asia, where 98 percent of Yokota reside; 98 percent reside in East Asia and 98 percent reside in Nippono-Asia. Yokota is also the 1,688,769th most commonly held first name throughout the world, held by 37 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Japan, where it is carried by 125,429 people, or 1 in 1,019. In Japan it is mostly concentrated in: Saitama Prefecture, where 12 percent live, Tokyo Metropolis, where 12 percent live and Osaka Prefecture, where 8 percent live. Besides Japan it exists in 47 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 1 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.

Yokota Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Yokota are 18.83% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 72.06% registered with the party.

The amount Yokota earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 26.77% more than the national average, earning 438,713 kr per year; in Peru they earn 50.36% less than the national average, earning S/. 9,623 per year; in United States they earn 21.82% more than the national average, earning $52,563 USD per year and in Canada they earn 29.34% more than the national average, earning $64,261 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yokhota924/
Yokote837,439/
Yokoto83294/
Yakota83241/
Jokota8367/
Aykota8355/
Yikota8327/
Yocota8320/
Iokota8314/
Yokoti836/
Yokata832/
Oikota831/
Oikouta7750/
Yitkota7716/
Yakouta779/
Yokotho777/
Yackota776/
Yaqoota772/
Oyokoto771/
Ayokata771/
Yokoite771/
Ekota731,090/
Ikota73530/
Oikoutas7148/
Yokathas713/
Ijokotau712/
Ajokotau712/
Yakotaya711/
Hayokote711/
Yakkouta711/
Yakoutta711/
Ayyakota711/
Yakata676,033/
Yakuta671,613/
Ekouta67209/
Jokoto67134/
Yakoto67111/
Yakote6749/
Jokoti6737/
Yakoti6733/
Yokaty6724/
Ikotah6722/
Ikoita6721/
Jakota6718/
Hikota6717/
Jokuta6717/
Ikotay6714/
Yokuty6714/
Jokoty6712/
Ikoota678/
Yaqota677/
Ikotha677/
Ikouta676/
Jocota676/
Etkota674/
Yakoty674/
Jokata672/
Ikotta672/
Yaketa672/
Yocote671/
Yokato671/
Yokati671/
Jokote671/
Yacota671/
Yikata671/
Yoqote671/
Ikotai671/
Eskota671/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Yokota
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