Yokowa Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Yokowa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Yokowa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yokowa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Yokowa occurs more in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of Yokowa click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Yokowa? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 8,968,613th most frequently used surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 75 percent of Yokowa are found; 50 percent are found in Central Africa and 50 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa.
The surname is most frequently occurring in Cameroon, where it is held by 1 people, or 1 in 20,769,068. In Cameroon Yokowa is most prevalent in: Littoral Region, where 100 percent live. Excluding Cameroon Yokowa is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 25 percent live and Nigeria, where 25 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yokoiwa | 92 | 213 | / |
| Yokowai | 92 | 8 | / |
| Yokoswa | 92 | 1 | / |
| Yokow | 91 | 4 | / |
| Yokawa | 83 | 1,116 | / |
| Yogowa | 83 | 62 | / |
| Yakowa | 83 | 51 | / |
| Yokova | 83 | 37 | / |
| Yokowo | 83 | 24 | / |
| Yozkow | 83 | 7 | / |
| Eyokow | 83 | 1 | / |
| Yokawat | 77 | 170 | / |
| Yoskova | 77 | 144 | / |
| Yotkova | 77 | 101 | / |
| Hyokawa | 77 | 50 | / |
| Ayokawa | 77 | 26 | / |
| Yokobah | 77 | 21 | / |
| Yokowei | 77 | 15 | / |
| Yaskowa | 77 | 4 | / |
| Yokhova | 77 | 3 | / |
| Yakouwa | 77 | 3 | / |
| Oyokawa | 77 | 2 | / |
| Yokooba | 77 | 1 | / |
| Yokowou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Yakoiwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Yokawad | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ayokova | 77 | 1 | / |
| Yodkhow | 77 | 1 | / |
| Yakow | 73 | 57 | / |
| Yokov | 73 | 53 | / |
| Jokow | 73 | 20 | / |
| Yochkova | 71 | 122 | / |
| Yoshkova | 71 | 43 | / |
| Yokhawat | 71 | 13 | / |
| Yoshkawa | 71 | 2 | / |
| Ayokavoa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Yok | 67 | 17,185 | / |
| Yakova | 67 | 1,284 | / |
| Yakawa | 67 | 291 | / |
| Yoskov | 67 | 156 | / |
| Jokawa | 67 | 121 | / |
| Yotkov | 67 | 102 | / |
| Yaskow | 67 | 91 | / |
| Joskow | 67 | 50 | / |
| Yackow | 67 | 40 | / |
| Jozkow | 67 | 26 | / |
| Jogowa | 67 | 20 | / |
| Yockov | 67 | 17 | / |
| Jokova | 67 | 12 | / |
| Iokova | 67 | 11 | / |
| Yokoff | 67 | 10 | / |
| Yodkov | 67 | 9 | / |
| Yokhov | 67 | 9 | / |
| Yagowa | 67 | 8 | / |
| Yodkaw | 67 | 6 | / |
| Jakowa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Yakowo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Iokawa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Yogkov | 67 | 3 | / |
| Yokoub | 67 | 2 | / |
| Yozkov | 67 | 2 | / |
| Yokhawath | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yoqova | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jockow | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eokowo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ayokof | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yockob | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yokkaw | 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
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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 Yokowa
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