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 has its highest incidence in Sudan. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Yokwe? popularity and diffusion
Yokwe is the 141,088th most frequent last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 2,306,185 people. Yokwe is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Yokwe live; 80 percent live in North Africa and 80 percent live in Arabic North Africa. Yokwe is also the 3,684,242nd most commonly held first name in the world. It is borne by 10 people.
This last name is most prevalent in Sudan, where it is carried by 2,520 people, or 1 in 14,885. Other than Sudan Yokwe is found in 11 countries. It is also common 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