Yakaka Surname
Approximately 322 people bear this surname
Yakaka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 202 | 1:876,944 | 38,283 |
| Niger | 80 | 1:239,900 | 7,715 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| India | 15 | 1:51,137,692 | 512,385 |
| Papua New Guinea | 3 | 1:2,717,906 | 153,458 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
Yakaka (4,763) may also be a first name.
Yakaka Demographics
Yakaka Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Yakaka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yakaka Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Yakaka (Oriya: ଯାକାକା, Russian: Якака) is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Yakaka? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 849,693rd most frequently used surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 22,632,130 people. The last name Yakaka is mostly found in Africa, where 94 percent of Yakaka are found; 88 percent are found in West Africa and 63 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 99,147th most numerous first name worldwide It is held by 4,763 people.
The surname is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 202 people, or 1 in 876,944. In Nigeria Yakaka is mostly concentrated in: Borno, where 77 percent live, Yobe, where 13 percent live and Taraba, where 8 percent live. Beside Nigeria this surname occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Niger, where 25 percent live and The DR Congo, where 7 percent live.
Yakaka Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is predominantly Muslim (100%) in Nigeria.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yakkaka | 92 | 2 | / |
| Yakakah | 92 | 1 | / |
| Yaakaka | 92 | 1 | / |
| Yahkaka | 92 | 1 | / |
| Yakakaya | 86 | 16 | / |
| Jakaka | 83 | 1,587 | / |
| Yakako | 83 | 64 | / |
| Yakoka | 83 | 21 | / |
| Yakeka | 83 | 14 | / |
| Yakake | 83 | 9 | / |
| Iakaka | 83 | 8 | / |
| Yakaca | 83 | 7 | / |
| Yakaki | 83 | 6 | / |
| Yakacki | 77 | 38 | / |
| Jakacka | 77 | 18 | / |
| Yakakoy | 77 | 6 | / |
| Jakakad | 77 | 6 | / |
| Jakakas | 77 | 5 | / |
| Yakouka | 77 | 3 | / |
| Yakooka | 77 | 1 | / |
| Yakakou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Yakaeca | 77 | 1 | / |
| Jakkaka | 77 | 1 | / |
| Yakoska | 77 | 1 | / |
| Yatkauskas | 75 | 18 | / |
| Yaskauskas | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hyakuoka | 71 | 51 | / |
| Yacakaya | 71 | 46 | / |
| Jakkakka | 71 | 7 | / |
| Yaskaski | 71 | 6 | / |
| Yakkachi | 71 | 4 | / |
| Jakakhad | 71 | 1 | / |
| Jakakaja | 71 | 1 | / |
| Yacaka | 67 | 327 | / |
| Yakoko | 67 | 52 | / |
| Yokaki | 67 | 27 | / |
| Jakaki | 67 | 18 | / |
| Yakeca | 67 | 10 | / |
| Yacaki | 67 | 9 | / |
| Jakake | 67 | 6 | / |
| Jakeka | 67 | 6 | / |
| Jakaca | 67 | 4 | / |
| Jakako | 67 | 4 | / |
| Yakoki | 67 | 3 | / |
| Yokaaskas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Iakeka | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jakoka | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yakoke | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yacake | 67 | 1 | / |
Yakaka Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Yakaka in the Oriya language | ||
| ଯାକାକା | yakaka | - |
| Yakaka in the Russian language | ||
| Якака | akaka | - |
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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 Yakaka
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