Yokwe Surname
Approximately 3,160 people bear this surname
Yokwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sudan | 2,520 | 1:14,885 | 2,042 |
| South Africa | 552 | 1:98,148 | 11,925 |
| Uganda | 31 | 1:1,259,332 | 49,678 |
| Cameroon | 21 | 1:989,003 | 63,570 |
| Australia | 14 | 1:1,928,264 | 88,951 |
| Papua New Guinea | 11 | 1:741,247 | 83,447 |
| Canada | 5 | 1:7,369,118 | 289,406 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
Yokwe (10) may also be a first name.
Yokwe Demographics
Average Yokwe Salary in
South Africa
R 172,920
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Yokwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yokwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
Yokwe occurs more in Sudan more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Yokwe? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 141,088th most frequently held family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 2,306,185 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Yokwe are found; 80 percent are found in North Africa and 80 percent are found in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 3,684,242nd most widely held forename internationally, held by 10 people.
It is most numerous in Sudan, where it is held by 2,520 people, or 1 in 14,885. Other than Sudan it is found in 11 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 17 percent reside and Uganda, where 1 percent reside.
Yokwe Last Name Statistics demography
Yokwe earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 27.23% less than the national average, earning R 172,920 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yokwei | 91 | 105 | / |
| Yokhwe | 91 | 32 | / |
| Oyokwe | 91 | 29 | / |
| Eyokwe | 91 | 2 | / |
| Yokwey | 91 | 1 | / |
| Yonkwei | 83 | 1 | / |
| Yongkwe | 83 | 1 | / |
| Yokwoue | 83 | 1 | / |
| Yokwwei | 83 | 1 | / |
| Yohnkwe | 83 | 1 | / |
| Yokwa | 80 | 205 | / |
| Yakwe | 80 | 134 | / |
| Jokwe | 80 | 58 | / |
| Yokwi | 80 | 13 | / |
| Yogwe | 80 | 2 | / |
| Yokue | 80 | 1 | / |
| Iokwe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Yokwai | 73 | 27 | / |
| Joukwe | 73 | 23 | / |
| Yokoue | 73 | 21 | / |
| Eyogwe | 73 | 19 | / |
| Yonkwi | 73 | 19 | / |
| Yiokwa | 73 | 3 | / |
| Yodkue | 73 | 2 | / |
| Yakewe | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ojokwe | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ijokwe | 73 | 2 | / |
| Aiokwe | 73 | 2 | / |
| Jokgwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jokkwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yakwea | 73 | 1 | / |
| Eyokwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yakwei | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ayogwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yakwet | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yakweh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yokwui | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oyokwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yakhwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jockwer | 67 | 109 | / |
| Yotkuea | 67 | 60 | / |
| Yodkuea | 67 | 10 | / |
| Jokw | 67 | 3 | / |
| Yakw | 67 | 3 | / |
| Yodkuer | 67 | 2 | / |
| Yongwey | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yongweh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ojiakwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Iokw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ejiokwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Euyokue | 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 Yokwe
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis