Iyakaka Surname

2,047,559th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 84 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Iyakaka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Iyakaka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon821:253,28124,740
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

Iyakaka (41) may also be a first name.

Iyakaka Last Name Facts

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

The last name Iyakaka is most common in Cameroon. It can be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Iyakaka.

How Common Is The Last Name Iyakaka? popularity and diffusion

Iyakaka is the 2,047,559th most widely held last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 86,756,499 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Iyakaka live; 98 percent live in West Africa and 94 percent live in Chadic Africa. Iyakaka is also the 1,590,275th most widespread first name worldwide, held by 41 people.

The last name is most commonly held in Cameroon, where it is held by 82 people, or 1 in 253,281. In Cameroon it is most numerous in: Far North Region, where 98 percent reside, Littoral Region, where 1 percent reside and North Region, where 1 percent reside. Excluding Cameroon this last name is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 1 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Iyakaika931/
Ayakaka861,919/
Eyakaka864/
Iyokakaa8021/
Aikaka7747/
Aukaka779/
Eikaka771/
Aiakakhat751/
Ayakaki71178/
Aicakka7141/
Ajakaka713/
Aitkaka711/
Ayikaka711/
Aikaeka711/
Aiekaka711/
Oyakako711/
Ajikaka711/
Eyekaka711/
Oyakake711/
Hayakaki6727/
Haikakad674/

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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 Iyakaka
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