Yokoua Surname
Approximately 463 people bear this surname
Yokoua Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 422 | 1:24,492 | 3,272 |
| Cameroon | 22 | 1:944,049 | 61,779 |
| Ivory Coast | 18 | 1:1,281,735 | 28,562 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Yokoua (58) may also be a first name.
Yokoua Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yokoua Come From? nationality or country of origin
Yokoua is found in Benin more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Yokoua click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Yokoua? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 652,085th most commonly held family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 15,739,840 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Yokoua reside; 94 percent reside in West Africa and 91 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Yokoua is also the 1,295,729th most commonly occurring first name at a global level. It is borne by 58 people.
The last name Yokoua is most frequently occurring in Benin, where it is borne by 422 people, or 1 in 24,492. In Benin Yokoua is most prevalent in: Atakora Department, where 84 percent live, Borgou Department, where 15 percent live and Donga Department, where 0 percent live. Excluding Benin Yokoua exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 5 percent live and The Ivory Coast, where 4 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yokoa | 91 | 20 | / |
| Ykoua | 91 | 1 | / |
| Yakoua | 83 | 318 | / |
| Yokoha | 83 | 101 | / |
| Yikoua | 83 | 14 | / |
| Yookoa | 83 | 5 | / |
| Yokoai | 83 | 1 | / |
| Hykoua | 83 | 1 | / |
| Yokoué | 83 | 1 | / |
| Yokoah | 83 | 1 | / |
| Yokoyea | 77 | 6 | / |
| Yakhoua | 77 | 4 | / |
| Yokoe | 73 | 7,708 | / |
| Ekoua | 73 | 1,053 | / |
| Ikoua | 73 | 154 | / |
| Yakoa | 73 | 101 | / |
| Yokae | 73 | 9 | / |
| Yikoa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Yokao | 73 | 2 | / |
| Jokoa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Yokoyeah | 71 | 18 | / |
| Yakaou | 67 | 232 | / |
| Yokoye | 67 | 165 | / |
| Yakoui | 67 | 165 | / |
| Yokohi | 67 | 156 | / |
| Yakouo | 67 | 77 | / |
| Aykaou | 67 | 33 | / |
| Yakuha | 67 | 32 | / |
| Yacoua | 67 | 32 | / |
| Yokowe | 67 | 30 | / |
| Ekouas | 67 | 30 | / |
| Goikoa | 67 | 25 | / |
| Ekouah | 67 | 8 | / |
| Yokaeo | 67 | 6 | / |
| Aikoua | 67 | 4 | / |
| Yookao | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hekoua | 67 | 2 | / |
| Jokouj | 67 | 2 | / |
| Yodkao | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ikouaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ickoua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jodkoa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yakoas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jhokoa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ayokae | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ekouaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gikoua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jakoua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ikouas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oikaua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jkouah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yokeay | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Yokoua
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