Jakoya Surname
Approximately 6 people bear this surname
Jakoya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 5 | 1:9,235,980 | 55,978 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Jakoya (15) may also be a first name.
Jakoya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Jakoya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Jakoya is found in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Jakoya.
How Common Is The Last Name Jakoya? popularity and diffusion
It is the 7,593,402nd most frequent surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Jakoya are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 67 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 2,900,335th most frequently occurring forename on earth It is held by 15 people.
Jakoya is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 9,235,980. In Kenya it is mostly concentrated in: Busia County, where 80 percent are found and Kakamega County, where 20 percent are found. Outside of Kenya Jakoya is found in one country. It is also common in Uganda, where 17 percent are found.
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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 Jakoya
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