Yokhwe Surname

3,485,539th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 32 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Yokhwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yokhwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa321:1,693,05382,821

Yokhwe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Yokhwe is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Yokhwe? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,485,539th most commonly used last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 227,735,810 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Yokhwe live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

It is most frequent in South Africa, where it is carried by 32 people, or 1 in 1,693,053. In South Africa it is mostly found in: Eastern Cape, where 66 percent are found, Western Cape, where 16 percent are found and Gauteng, where 9 percent are found.

Yokhwe Last Name Statistics demography

Yokhwe earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 86.22% less than the national average, earning R 32,736 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yokwe913,160/
Yokwei83105/
Yokhwa831/
Yakhwe831/
Yokwey831/
Yakwe73134/
Jokwe7358/
Yokwi7313/
Iokwe731/
Jyakhw67195/
Yokwai6727/
Joukwe6723/
Ijokwe672/
Yakewe672/
Iochwe671/
Jokkwe671/
Yakweh671/
Yokwui671/
Yakwei671/
Yakwea671/

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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 Yokhwe
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