Youke Surname
Approximately 135 people bear this surname
Youke Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 68 | 1:2,605,041 | 84,856 |
| Cameroon | 35 | 1:593,402 | 45,326 |
| Indonesia | 12 | 1:11,020,766 | 390,383 |
| Taiwan | 12 | 1:1,953,729 | 12,642 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Youke (1,269) may also be a first name.
Youke Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Youke Come From? nationality or country of origin
Youke (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻳﻮﻛﻲ) occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Youke.
How Common Is The Last Name Youke? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,537,949th most frequently occurring surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 53,981,822 people. Youke is predominantly found in Africa, where 76 percent of Youke are found; 61 percent are found in West Africa and 50 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Youke is also the 221,510th most widespread first name internationally, held by 1,269 people.
The surname is most common in Nigeria, where it is held by 68 people, or 1 in 2,605,041. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Delta, where 78 percent are found, Bayelsa, where 21 percent are found and Rivers, where 1 percent are found. Other than Nigeria this last name exists in 8 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 26 percent are found and Indonesia, where 9 percent are found.
Youke Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Youke has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Youke surname expanded 300 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
Youke Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Youke in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻳﻮﻛﻲ | ywky | - |
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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 Youke
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