Jakau Surname
Approximately 19 people bear this surname
Jakau Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malaysia | 12 | 1:2,457,852 | 95,442 |
| Papua New Guinea | 5 | 1:1,630,743 | 129,019 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
Jakau (39) may also be a first name.
Jakau Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Jakau Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Jakau (Hindi: जकाउ, Marathi: जाकाऊ) is found in Malaysia more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Jakau? popularity and diffusion
Jakau is the 4,532,898th most commonly used family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 383,555,048 people. The last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 68 percent of Jakau live; 63 percent live in Southeast Asia and 63 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 1,637,361st most frequent first name world-wide, held by 39 people.
Jakau is most frequently held in Malaysia, where it is borne by 12 people, or 1 in 2,457,852. In Malaysia Jakau is most frequent in: Sarawak, where 92 percent live and Selangor, where 8 percent live. Not including Malaysia it occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 26 percent live and Brazil, where 5 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Jakau Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Jakau in the Hindi language | ||
| जकाउ | jaka'u | 57.14 |
| जकाऊ | jaka'u | 42.86 |
| Jakau in the Marathi language | ||
| जाकाऊ | jaka'u | 50 |
| जकाऊ | jaka'u | 25 |
| जकाउ | jaka'u | 25 |
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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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- 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 Jakau
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