Yakaba Surname

1,596,935th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 127 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Ukraine

Yakaba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yakaba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine511:892,60286,458
DR Congo411:1,801,94195,514
Russia91:16,013,673414,297
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Niger21:9,596,00886,358
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271

Yakaba (32) may also be a first name.

Yakaba Last Name Facts

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

The last name Yakaba (Russian: Якаба) is most common in Ukraine. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yakaba? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,596,935th most prevalent family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 57,382,251 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 49 percent of Yakaba live; 49 percent live in Eastern Europe and 48 percent live in East Slavic Europe. Yakaba is also the 1,840,253rd most widely held first name on earth It is held by 32 people.

This last name is most commonly held in Ukraine, where it is held by 51 people, or 1 in 892,602. In Ukraine Yakaba is most numerous in: Lviv Oblast, where 57 percent are found, Odessa Oblast, where 22 percent are found and Luhansk Oblast, where 14 percent are found. Beside Ukraine Yakaba occurs in 9 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 32 percent are found and Russia, where 7 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yakhaba9251/
Yakabağ9243/
Yakauba921/
Yakabai921/
Yaakaba921/
Yakabhai8610/
Yakabaya861/
Yakabe83954/
Yakoba83492/
Yakabi83225/
Yacaba8335/
Yakaby8317/
Jakaba8311/
Yakabo836/
Yokaba831/
Yakeba831/
Yakouba779,106/
Iakabaș7732/
Yakabou7710/
Yaakabe7710/
Yakampa779/
Yaakoba774/
Yokabat771/
Yakhabi771/
Yakuoba771/
Yakkabo771/
Jakabah771/
Yaaqoba771/
Yakooba771/
Yackouba7148/
Jakabhai7135/
Yaacouba7116/
Yakhouba7115/
Yakoubat718/
Yokkabat712/
Yaakouba712/
Yajkouba712/
Yakcouba712/
Jakkabai711/
Yakoobai711/
Yakamppa711/
Iheakaba711/
Yakavaha711/
Yahkouba711/
Yakobo6715,848/
Yakobe677,860/
Yakobi672,792/
Jacaba67942/
Jakoba67390/
Yacoba67256/
Yakoby67211/
Iakoba67173/
Yokoba67141/
Yacava6764/
Jakabó6712/
Jakaby6712/
Jakabi6712/
Yacabo6711/
Eaqaba679/
Jakabe676/
Jakhabhai675/
Iakabi675/
Iakabe674/
Yacabi672/
Yaqabo672/
Jhakabhai671/
Jakabo671/
Ijakabhai671/
Yakavy671/
Iakabo671/
Jaqaba671/
Yaacoubaa671/
Yaqaby671/
Yaqoba671/
Yaakoubat671/
Yackabets670/

Yakaba Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Yakaba in the Russian language
Якабаakaba-

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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 Yakaba
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