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 is more frequently found in Niger than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Yacobou? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 3,730,171st most frequent surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 260,269,497 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Yacobou reside; 96 percent reside in West Africa and 61 percent reside in Chadic Africa. It is also the 3,024,661st most frequently occurring first name internationally, borne by 14 people.
Yacobou is most widely held in Niger, where it is borne by 17 people, or 1 in 1,128,942. In Niger Yacobou is most prevalent in: Tahoua Region, where 82 percent live, Dosso Region, where 12 percent live and Tillabéri Region, where 6 percent live. Excluding Niger this surname occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs 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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