Iakosi Surname

3,957,383rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Iakosi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Iakosi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea191:429,14355,452
Israel61:1,426,27275,466

Iakosi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Iakosi is most common in Papua New Guinea. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Iakosi? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,957,383rd most common surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 291,501,837 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 76 percent of Iakosi are found; 76 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 76 percent are found in Papuan Oceania.

Iakosi is most numerous in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 19 people, or 1 in 429,143. In Papua New Guinea it is most prevalent in: Northern, where 68 percent are found, Central, where 26 percent are found and National Capital District, where 5 percent are found. Barring Papua New Guinea Iakosi is found in one country. It is also common in Israel, where 24 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Giakousi861/
Yakosi8392/
Jakosi834/
Giagkousi801/
Yakoshi7723/
Jakgosi7712/
Giacosi7712/
Yakossi777/
Jakuosi776/
Yakousi772/
Ijakusi771/
Giakose771/
Jakositz7161/
Yakotshi7121/
Giacosie716/
Giagkozi714/
Jakosits712/
Yakhoshi711/
Jakoschi711/
Yakasi67156/
Jakoji6787/
Yakose6782/
Jakosa6779/
Jakasi6742/
Yokosi6734/
Jakusi676/
Yakoji675/
Yakogi674/
Jacosi673/
Iakaji673/
Yakusi672/
Yakesi672/
Jakesi671/
Yakosa671/
Yakozi671/

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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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  • 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 Iakosi
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