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 be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Yokwei? popularity and diffusion
The last name Yokwei is the 1,795,579th most frequently occurring last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 69,405,199 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Yokwei are found; 99 percent are found in Central Africa and 99 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa.
Yokwei is most frequent in Cameroon, where it is held by 104 people, or 1 in 199,703. In Cameroon Yokwei 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. Besides Cameroon this surname is found 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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