Yokoto Surname

906,170th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 294 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Yokoto Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yokoto Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan2171:589,14415,718
South Africa341:1,593,46280,086
Brazil231:9,307,580200,052
Cameroon101:2,076,907105,188
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Yokoto (12) may also be a first name.

Yokoto Last Name Facts

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

Yokoto is found most in Japan. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Yokoto? popularity and diffusion

Yokoto is the 906,170th most widespread surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 24,787,571 people. The surname Yokoto occurs mostly in Asia, where 74 percent of Yokoto live; 74 percent live in East Asia and 74 percent live in Nippono-Asia. It is also the 3,306,491st most commonly held first name globally, held by 12 people.

It is most frequently held in Japan, where it is borne by 217 people, or 1 in 589,144. In Japan Yokoto is most numerous in: Yamagata Prefecture, where 38 percent are found, Tokyo Metropolis, where 37 percent are found and Kanagawa Prefecture, where 18 percent are found. Aside from Japan this last name occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 12 percent are found and Brazil, where 8 percent are found.

Yokoto Last Name Statistics demography

Yokoto earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 77.54% less than the national average, earning R 53,364 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yokotho927/
Oyokoto921/
Yokota83128,100/
Jokoto83134/
Yakoto83111/
Yokato831/
Yakouto77245/
Yokhota774/
Ojokoto771/
Ekoto734,640/
Ikoto73459/
Ycoto738/
Yakoutou711/
Giokotou711/
Ekotto672,195/
Yakota67241/
Ekhoto67131/
Ekotoi6784/
Yakato6780/
Jokota6767/
Ikotot6764/
Aykota6755/
Yakuto6736/
Yikota6727/
Gekoto6721/
Yocota6720/
Ikotoi6719/
Jokato6717/
Iokota6714/
Ekouto6711/
Ikotoh6711/
Ikooto676/
Jakoto675/
Eckoto674/
Yacoto674/
Eskoto672/
Yokata672/
Ikotto672/
Ikotou671/
Ikotho671/
Ekooto671/
Ekotoy671/
Ekotho671/
Ekuoto671/
Ikouto671/
Ikhoto671/
Oikota671/
Joketo671/
Ikotoy671/

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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 Yokoto
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis