Yackson Surname

1,491,356th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 141 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Honduras

Yackson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yackson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria741:2,393,82179,921
Honduras251:352,6582,892
Peru61:5,297,35436,458
Uruguay51:686,35229,886
Mexico51:24,825,24158,251
Cameroon41:5,192,267135,173
Costa Rica41:1,195,0176,919
France41:16,605,680368,153
Venezuela31:10,068,02660,591
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Yackson (1,176) may also be a first name.

Yackson Last Name Facts

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

The last name Yackson is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yackson? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,491,356th most frequent family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 51,684,723 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 55 percent of Yackson reside; 52 percent reside in West Africa and 52 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Yackson is also the 231,499th most frequently held first name throughout the world. It is borne by 1,176 people.

The last name is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is borne by 74 people, or 1 in 2,393,821. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Kaduna, where 41 percent reside, Kogi, where 35 percent reside and Kano, where 12 percent reside. Beside Nigeria this surname occurs in 16 countries. It is also common in Honduras, where 18 percent reside and Peru, where 4 percent reside.

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Yackson
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