Yokwei Surname
Approximately 105 people bear this surname
Yokwei Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 104 | 1:199,703 | 20,621 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
Yokwei Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yokwei Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Yokwei occurs most in Cameroon. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of Yokwei click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Yokwei? popularity and diffusion
Yokwei is the 1,795,579th most frequently used surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 69,405,199 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Yokwei reside; 99 percent reside in Central Africa and 99 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.
The surname Yokwei is most common in Cameroon, where it is carried by 104 people, or 1 in 199,703. In Cameroon it is primarily found in: Northwest Region, where 97 percent are found, Centre Region, where 2 percent are found and Southwest Region, where 1 percent are found. Not including Cameroon it occurs in one country. It is also found in Malaysia, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yokwwei | 92 | 1 | / |
| Yonkwei | 92 | 1 | / |
| Yokwe | 91 | 3,160 | / |
| Yokwi | 91 | 13 | / |
| Yokhwe | 83 | 32 | / |
| Oyokwe | 83 | 29 | / |
| Yokwai | 83 | 27 | / |
| Yonkwi | 83 | 19 | / |
| Yikwei | 83 | 4 | / |
| Eyokwe | 83 | 2 | / |
| Yokwui | 83 | 1 | / |
| Yokwey | 83 | 1 | / |
| Yakwei | 83 | 1 | / |
| Aykwei | 83 | 1 | / |
| Yohnkwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Yokwoue | 77 | 1 | / |
| Yongkwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Jokwi | 73 | 226 | / |
| Yokwa | 73 | 205 | / |
| Yakwe | 73 | 134 | / |
| Jokwe | 73 | 58 | / |
| Ekwei | 73 | 42 | / |
| Yokui | 73 | 33 | / |
| Ikwei | 73 | 23 | / |
| Yakwi | 73 | 18 | / |
| Yikwe | 73 | 7 | / |
| Yikwi | 73 | 3 | / |
| Yogwe | 73 | 2 | / |
| Iokwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oykwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yokue | 73 | 1 | / |
| Eykwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yckwi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oyokueyi | 71 | 6 | / |
| Joukwe | 67 | 23 | / |
| Yokoue | 67 | 21 | / |
| Eyogwe | 67 | 19 | / |
| Jonkwi | 67 | 17 | / |
| Yakwai | 67 | 11 | / |
| Ekweyi | 67 | 10 | / |
| Yakwoi | 67 | 6 | / |
| Jokwoi | 67 | 5 | / |
| Yonkui | 67 | 4 | / |
| Yiokwa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Yakewe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ojokwe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ijokwe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Aiokwe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Yodkue | 67 | 2 | / |
| Yakweh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yokhwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jokkwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aikwei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yakwea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yakhwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ayogwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yakwet | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jokgwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ikweji | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eyokwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ekweiu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yinkwi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ikweyi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yinkwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yokwat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oyokwa | 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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- 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 Yokwei
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