Yokoya Surname

194,363rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,162 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Yokoya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yokoya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan2,0171:63,3834,680
Brazil751:2,854,32484,307
Papua New Guinea361:226,49231,172
Philippines161:6,327,389184,366
United States91:40,273,215872,126
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
France11:66,422,722504,397
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372

Yokoya Last Name Facts

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

The last name Yokoya is more frequently found in Japan than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Yokoya? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 194,363rd most frequently held last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 3,370,743 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 94 percent of Yokoya reside; 93 percent reside in East Asia and 93 percent reside in Nippono-Asia.

The surname Yokoya is most numerous in Japan, where it is held by 2,017 people, or 1 in 63,383. In Japan Yokoya is primarily concentrated in: Gifu Prefecture, where 24 percent live, Wakayama Prefecture, where 10 percent live and Tokyo Metropolis, where 10 percent live. Not including Japan this surname is found in 9 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 3 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 2 percent live.

Yokoya Last Name Statistics demography

Yokoya earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 80.88% less than the national average, earning $8,250 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ayokoya9220/
Yokoy9183/
Yokoa9120/
Yokoye83165/
Jokoya83120/
Yokoha83101/
Yakoya8331/
Yokeya8312/
Yokoyo837/
Yokiya836/
Yokoyi833/
Oyokhuoya803/
Ykoy802/
Yozkaya7715/
Yakouya7710/
Ojokoya772/
Yokoyeh771/
Hyokoye771/
Yokkoye771/
Ajokoya771/
Oykhoya771/
Yoskoye771/
Yokoi7353,970/
Yokoe737,708/
Yokou73611/
Ekoya73552/
Yokai73258/
Ikoya73164/
Yakoa73101/
Yokay7329/
Yokaa7323/
Jokoy7320/
Yokey7313/
Yokae739/
Yakoy735/
Yokea734/
Yokye732/
Yokau732/
Yikoa732/
Jokoa732/
Ykoyi731/
Yikoy731/
Aykoy731/
Oykoy731/
Yocoy731/
Oyokuoyi714/
Heyokoyo711/
Yackouya711/
Yokoji676,172/
Yockey672,780/
Ekouya671,284/
Yokhai67217/
Aykaya67149/
Ayokou67123/
Jokiya6776/
Jokoja6758/
Ekhoya6749/
Yakoyi6746/
Yoskey6735/
Yokowe6730/
Yotkai6730/
Jocoya6724/
Yokoue6721/
Hyokai6721/
Yokois6718/
Aikoya6718/
Ikoyah6713/
Yakoye6712/
Iskoya6712/
Yakoyo6710/
Jokoyo677/
Jakoya676/
Yodkai676/
Yokiyo675/
Yikoye674/
Yikoyi674/
Ikouya674/
Yikaya673/
Yokais672/
Eukoya672/
Ikhoya672/
Hikoya672/
Yozkay672/
Yokaud672/
Ekooya672/
Ikooya672/
Yoskai672/
Yoskoi672/
Jokhohaya671/
Yokeha671/
Ikioya671/
Aykoyi671/
Yokojo671/
Hiokoy671/
Haykoy671/
Yokoué671/
Yoskou671/
Yokcai671/
Yoakai671/
Yatkoy671/
Yikiya671/
Gikoya671/
Ekoyau671/
Ekoaya671/
Ayokoi671/
Jokeya671/
Hyokaa671/
Jhokoa671/
Jokoye671/
Yakoyt671/
Eyokou671/
Ayokaa671/
Yookey670/
Yockye670/
Yoakey670/
Yockay670/

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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 Yokoya
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