Yakai Surname
Approximately 653 people bear this surname
Yakai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 286 | 1:28,510 | 3,229 |
| Japan | 159 | 1:804,052 | 18,160 |
| India | 72 | 1:10,653,686 | 201,049 |
| Indonesia | 48 | 1:2,755,192 | 158,430 |
| Ivory Coast | 37 | 1:623,547 | 18,271 |
| Liberia | 15 | 1:293,902 | 16,977 |
| Cameroon | 14 | 1:1,483,505 | 83,777 |
| Nigeria | 8 | 1:22,142,845 | 310,552 |
| Malaysia | 6 | 1:4,915,704 | 170,578 |
| Kenya | 3 | 1:15,393,300 | 77,493 |
| Niger | 2 | 1:9,596,008 | 86,358 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Yakai (536) may also be a first name.
Yakai Demographics
Yakai Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Yakai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yakai Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Yakai (Marathi: याकई) is carried by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Yakai? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 503,100th most widely held family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 11,160,101 people. The surname is primarily found in Oceania, where 51 percent of Yakai reside; 51 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 51 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. Yakai is also the 364,183rd most commonly held first name globally, held by 536 people.
Yakai is most widespread in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 286 people, or 1 in 28,510. In Papua New Guinea Yakai is mostly concentrated in: West Sepik, where 59 percent reside, Southern Highlands, where 12 percent reside and Enga, where 9 percent reside. Barring Papua New Guinea this surname occurs in 13 countries. It is also found in Japan, where 24 percent reside and India, where 11 percent reside.
Yakai Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
Yakai Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Yakai in the Marathi language | ||
| याकई | yaka'i | - |
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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 Yakai
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