Yakap Surname

545,543rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 587 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Thailand
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Yakap Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yakap Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Thailand3071:230,09238,818
Cameroon951:218,62222,080
Papua New Guinea681:119,90816,326
India381:20,185,931296,209
Nigeria341:5,210,081134,475
Bulgaria261:268,41913,944
Indonesia71:18,892,742520,071
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

Yakap (1,229) may also be a first name.

Yakap Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Yakap Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Yakap (Russian: Якап) is found in Thailand more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yakap? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 545,543rd most commonly held last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 12,414,899 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 60 percent of Yakap reside; 54 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 52 percent reside in Tai-Asia. It is also the 225,676th most prevalent first name world-wide, borne by 1,229 people.

This last name is most frequently held in Thailand, where it is held by 307 people, or 1 in 230,092. In Thailand it is mostly concentrated in: Nan Province, where 76 percent live, Chachoengsao Province, where 22 percent live and Chiang Mai Province, where 1 percent live. Beside Thailand this last name occurs in 11 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 16 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 12 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yakape9176/
Yakaip9155/
Yaakap915/
Yackap911/
Yakkap911/
Yakaph911/
Yiakape831/
Yakop802,643/
Yacap801,188/
Yakab80141/
Jakap8039/
Yokap8017/
Yakapova7715/
Yakoup73447/
Yaakop73307/
Yakoop73180/
Yaacop7366/
Yakope7358/
Yotkap7327/
Jakkap7320/
Jaikap7318/
Yakkab7313/
Yhakop7312/
Yakoip738/
Yackop738/
Yaakab737/
Yaaqop736/
Yakhop735/
Yakkop735/
Jackap733/
Yiakop732/
Yakhab732/
Ya'kop731/
Jaakap731/
Yakcop731/
Jakaps731/
Yakuop731/
Yadkab731/
Yahkop731/
Yakaub731/
Ya'akop6750/
Ijakape6716/
Yackoup679/
Yaaqoup674/
Jakkapp674/
Yakkoop673/
Ya'acop672/
Yaakoup671/
Yaacoup671/
Yaaakop671/
Ehakkap671/

Yakap Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Yakap in the Russian language
Якапakap-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Yakap
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