Yacobou Surname
Approximately 28 people bear this surname
Yacobou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 17 | 1:1,128,942 | 24,295 |
| Benin | 10 | 1:1,033,560 | 48,353 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
Yacobou (14) may also be a first name.
Yacobou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yacobou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Yacobou occurs in Niger more than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Yacobou? popularity and diffusion
The last name Yacobou is the 3,730,171st most widely held family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 260,269,497 people. The surname Yacobou is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Yacobou live; 96 percent live in West Africa and 61 percent live in Chadic Africa. Yacobou is also the 3,024,661st most commonly used given name worldwide, borne by 14 people.
It is most frequently occurring in Niger, where it is borne by 17 people, or 1 in 1,128,942. In Niger Yacobou is primarily found in: Tahoua Region, where 82 percent live, Dosso Region, where 12 percent live and Tillabéri Region, where 6 percent live. Beside Niger Yacobou is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Benin, where 36 percent live and Cameroon, where 4 percent live.
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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 Yacobou
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