Yokuş Surname

86,563rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,564 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Turkey

Yokuş Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yokuş Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey5,5621:13,9921,752
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

The alternate forms: Yokus (279) are calculated separately.

Yokuş Last Name Facts

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

The last name Yokuş occurs most in Turkey. It may also appear as a variant: Yokus. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Yokuş? popularity and diffusion

Yokuş is the 86,563rd most frequently held family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 1,309,767 people. The surname Yokuş is predominantly found in Asia, where 91 percent of Yokuş are found; 91 percent are found in West Asia and 91 percent are found in Anatolia and Highlands.

The last name Yokuş is most common in Turkey, where it is borne by 5,562 people, or 1 in 13,992. In Turkey it is most numerous in: Diyarbakir Province, where 15 percent reside, Istanbul Province, where 10 percent reside and Bursa Province, where 8 percent reside. Barring Turkey this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 0 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yokus93279/
Yoku891,612/
Eyoku801,390/
Ayoku801,189/
Aykuş80713/
Yokou80611/
Yokeu80151/
Oyoku8082/
Yokhu8051/
Yakuş8047/
Yocku8036/
Yokui8033/
Uyoku805/
Yioku803/
Yokku802/
Yokau802/
Uykuş802/
Ayokou73123/
Yockus7336/
Oyioku7313/
Haykuş7311/
Yotkhu736/
Yokush734/
Yokaud732/
Yozkut731/
Eyokou731/
Yoskou731/
Hayoku731/
Eyioku731/
Yaku672,766/
Ioku67958/
Joku67527/
Eoku67100/
Yocu6729/
Ykus672/
Ykuj671/
Yokouch671/

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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 Yokuş
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