Yakabu Surname

293,188th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,303 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Japan

Yakabu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yakabu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria6691:264,78715,152
Japan6031:212,0149,280
United States201:18,122,947588,089
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

Yakabu (276) may also be a first name.

Yakabu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Yakabu (Hindi: याकबू) occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Yakabu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yakabu? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 293,188th most commonly used family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 5,592,898 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 52 percent of Yakabu are found; 51 percent are found in West Africa and 51 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 534,713th most common first name globally, borne by 276 people.

The surname Yakabu is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 669 people, or 1 in 264,787. In Nigeria Yakabu is most frequent in: Bauchi, where 12 percent live, Kogi, where 12 percent live and Kaduna, where 8 percent live. Apart from Nigeria this surname occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in Japan, where 46 percent live and The United States, where 2 percent live.

Yakabu Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Yakabu last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 50% being registered to vote for the political party.

Yakabu earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 23.75% more than the national average, earning $53,396 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yakaubu92219/
Yakabou9210/
Yakkabu921/
Yakebu832,130/
Yakobu83365/
Jakabu8312/
Yacabu831/
Yakobou7714/
Yakobhu774/
Yakoubu774/
Yaakobu772/
Yakoobu772/
Yakuobu771/
Yacabou771/
Yokabut771/
Yakampu771/
Yakhobu771/
Jakabuu771/
Jakabut771/
Yakoubou7111,342/
Yakuobou715/
Yokkabut715/
Jakkabut712/
Yokabutd711/
Yakuibou711/
Jakavu67164/
Jakobu6754/
Yokobu6748/
Yacobu6732/
Yaacoubou6714/
Yakovu6713/
Jakabó6712/
Yackoubou677/
Yaqobu671/
Yacavu671/
Yakoubouy671/
Yakoubout671/
Yakcoubou671/
Yaakoubou671/
Iakebu671/
Jakkabuth671/

Yakabu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Yakabu in the Hindi language
याकबूyakabu-

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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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  • 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 Yakabu
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