Yakaou Surname
Approximately 232 people bear this surname
Yakaou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 165 | 1:62,640 | 7,708 |
| Niger | 63 | 1:304,635 | 9,114 |
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
Yakaou (83) may also be a first name.
Yakaou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yakaou Come From? nationality or country of origin
Yakaou is carried by more people in Benin than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Yakaou? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,070,546th most widely held last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 31,411,836 people. Yakaou is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Yakaou reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 73 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Yakaou is also the 1,052,971st most frequently occurring first name world-wide, borne by 83 people.
Yakaou is most frequently held in Benin, where it is held by 165 people, or 1 in 62,640. In Benin it is most frequent in: Collines Department, where 66 percent reside, Kouffo Department, where 16 percent reside and Zou Department, where 10 percent reside. Without taking into account Benin it is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Niger, where 27 percent reside and Nigeria, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yakahou | 92 | 28 | / |
| Yakao | 91 | 55 | / |
| Yakoua | 83 | 318 | / |
| Yakouo | 83 | 77 | / |
| Yakhao | 83 | 16 | / |
| Yakeao | 83 | 8 | / |
| Yacaou | 83 | 5 | / |
| Yakoju | 83 | 3 | / |
| Jakaou | 83 | 2 | / |
| Yakaoe | 83 | 1 | / |
| Yakauo | 83 | 1 | / |
| Iakaou | 83 | 1 | / |
| Yakaoh | 83 | 1 | / |
| Yakauya | 77 | 12 | / |
| Yakouya | 77 | 10 | / |
| Yakhoua | 77 | 4 | / |
| Yacahou | 77 | 3 | / |
| Yakouou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Yakaoye | 77 | 1 | / |
| Yakaoeh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ya'akao | 77 | 1 | / |
| Yakoa | 73 | 101 | / |
| Jakao | 73 | 44 | / |
| Yacao | 73 | 3 | / |
| Yokao | 73 | 2 | / |
| Yakaiyoy | 71 | 1 | / |
| Yackouya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Yaakouae | 71 | 1 | / |
| Yakhouye | 71 | 1 | / |
| Yokoua | 67 | 463 | / |
| Yotkaeout | 67 | 133 | / |
| Yokoju | 67 | 51 | / |
| Yacoua | 67 | 32 | / |
| Yaccao | 67 | 5 | / |
| Jakhao | 67 | 5 | / |
| Jakkao | 67 | 3 | / |
| Yaacoa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Yokoyu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Yookao | 67 | 2 | / |
| Jaikao | 67 | 2 | / |
| Jakoua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jakoou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jacaou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yodkao | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yakoas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jakeao | 67 | 1 | / |
| Iatkao | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jakoju | 67 | 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
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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 Yakaou
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