Yakahi Surname

299,736th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,269 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Yakahi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yakahi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan1,2311:103,8546,191
Ivory Coast371:623,54718,271
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Yakahi (14) may also be a first name.

Yakahi Last Name Facts

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

Yakahi (Marathi: याकाही) is more commonly found in Japan than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Yakahi click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yakahi? popularity and diffusion

Yakahi is the 299,736th most commonly used last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 5,742,747 people. The surname is mostly found in Asia, where 97 percent of Yakahi reside; 97 percent reside in East Asia and 97 percent reside in Nippono-Asia. It is also the 3,024,661st most prevalent first name on earth. It is borne by 14 people.

It is most frequent in Japan, where it is held by 1,231 people, or 1 in 103,854. In Japan it is mostly concentrated in: Okinawa Prefecture, where 95 percent are found, Aichi Prefecture, where 4 percent are found and Chiba Prefecture, where 0 percent are found. Barring Japan this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in The Ivory Coast, where 3 percent are found and Uganda, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jakahi8356/
Yakaei8310/
Yakehi834/
Yacahi834/
Yakaeh831/
Yakhoui77950/
Yakae7366/
Jahkhahi7140/
Yakaiyoy711/
Yakheoui711/
Yakoua67318/
Yakoui67165/
Yokohi67156/
Iakoai673/
Yiakae672/
Yakohitch671/
Yakohe671/
Yakaee671/
Yackahech671/

Yakahi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Yakahi in the Marathi language
याकाहीyakahi-

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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 Yakahi
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