Yakani Surname
Approximately 1,291 people bear this surname
Yakani Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 1,072 | 1:36,417 | 4,761 |
| India | 54 | 1:14,204,914 | 239,375 |
| Sudan | 49 | 1:765,514 | 2,614 |
| DR Congo | 48 | 1:1,539,158 | 86,567 |
| Papua New Guinea | 23 | 1:354,509 | 47,011 |
| Indonesia | 22 | 1:6,011,327 | 267,290 |
| Benin | 13 | 1:795,046 | 42,452 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Iran | 2 | 1:38,391,262 | 236,033 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
Yakani (99) may also be a first name.
Yakani Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yakani Come From? nationality or country of origin
Yakani (Marathi: ऐकणे, Russian: Якани) has its highest incidence in Uganda. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Yakani? popularity and diffusion
The surname Yakani is the 295,398th most frequently occurring surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 5,644,885 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 92 percent of Yakani reside; 83 percent reside in East Africa and 80 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 951,070th most commonly occurring given name at a global level, held by 99 people.
The surname Yakani is most prevalent in Uganda, where it is carried by 1,072 people, or 1 in 36,417. In Uganda Yakani is most prevalent in: Koboko District, where 79 percent are found, Arua District, where 8 percent are found and Yumbe District, where 7 percent are found. Other than Uganda Yakani occurs in 12 countries. It also occurs in India, where 4 percent are found and Sudan, where 4 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Yakani Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Yakani in the Marathi language | ||
| ऐकणे | aikane | - |
| Yakani in the Russian language | ||
| Якани | akani | - |
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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 Yakani
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