Yakanu Surname
Approximately 18 people bear this surname
Yakanu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Ethiopia | 4 | 1:24,386,566 | 19,165 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
Yakanu (22) may also be a first name.
Yakanu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yakanu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Yakanu is carried by more people in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Yakanu? popularity and diffusion
The last name Yakanu is the 4,649,889th most commonly used family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 404,863,662 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 83 percent of Yakanu are found; 39 percent are found in West Africa and 39 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Yakanu is also the 2,301,746th most common first name internationally It is held by 22 people.
The surname is most commonly occurring in The DR Congo, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 18,469,892. Other than The DR Congo Yakanu exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Ethiopia, where 22 percent reside and Ghana, where 22 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yakanou | 92 | 739 | / |
| Yakannu | 92 | 19 | / |
| Yakanhu | 92 | 8 | / |
| Yakkannu | 86 | 7 | / |
| Aiyakanu | 86 | 3 | / |
| Ayyakanu | 86 | 2 | / |
| Yakannou | 86 | 1 | / |
| Jakanu | 83 | 11 | / |
| Yakenu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Yakonu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ayyakannu | 80 | 87 | / |
| Aiyakannu | 80 | 3 | / |
| Yacaanu | 77 | 3 | / |
| Ajokanu | 77 | 3 | / |
| Jakhanu | 77 | 2 | / |
| Jaykanu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Jakannu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Yokeanu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ayyakkannu | 75 | 160 | / |
| Aiyakkannu | 75 | 3 | / |
| Gayyakannu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Yakongou | 71 | 26 | / |
| Jaykannu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Yakounou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Jokanu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Yokenu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ayyakannoo | 63 | 2 | / |
| Yokonou | 62 | 8 | / |
| Jaşcanu | 62 | 2 | / |
| Ayokonu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Yokenou | 62 | 1 | / |
| Yacounou | 57 | 1 | / |
| Yokonnou | 57 | 1 | / |
| Yacounnou | 53 | 1 | / |
| Jaccanaus | 53 | 0 | / |
| Jokenu | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Yakanu
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