Yokoyam Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Taiwan
Highest density in:
Taiwan

Yokoyam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yokoyam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Yokoyam Last Name Facts

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

The surname Yokoyam occurs in Taiwan more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Yokoyam.

How Common Is The Last Name Yokoyam? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 10,311,814th most frequent family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 67 percent of Yokoyam are found; 67 percent are found in East Asia and 67 percent are found in Sino-East Asia.

The last name Yokoyam is most commonly occurring in Taiwan, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 11,722,373. In Taiwan it is most frequent in: Taipei City, where 100 percent reside. Apart from Taiwan Yokoyam is found in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 33 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yokoyom861/
Yokoum774/
Ikoyam771/
Jokiyam711/
Yakoyan711/
Yoakuym711/
Yokoume711/
Yokhoem711/
Ikhoyam711/
Yodkayan673/
Yokayeme671/
Ykoum671/

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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 Yokoyam
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