Yakapa Surname

570,540th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 553 people bear this surname

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

Yakapa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yakapa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India5111:1,501,10656,456
Papua New Guinea331:247,08233,879
Indonesia91:14,694,355460,137

Yakapa (97) may also be a first name.

Yakapa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Yakapa (Bengali: যাকপা, Marathi: याकापा) is found in India more than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Yakapa.

How Common Is The Last Name Yakapa? popularity and diffusion

Yakapa is the 570,540th most frequent family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 13,178,202 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 92 percent of Yakapa reside; 92 percent reside in South Asia and 92 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 962,660th most frequent forename throughout the world It is held by 97 people.

The last name Yakapa is most prevalent in India, where it is held by 511 people, or 1 in 1,501,106. In India Yakapa is most common in: Tamil Nadu, where 100 percent live. Not including India this last name exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 6 percent live and Indonesia, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yakappa927/
Yakaipa921/
Yakkapas861/
Yaeekapa861/
Yakapaya861/
Yaaikapa861/
Yakkappa861/
Yakapo83419/
Yakapi83380/
Yokapa83330/
Yakopa83169/
Yakape8376/
Yakepa8348/
Yacapa8332/
Jakapa8313/
Iakapa831/
Eakapa831/
Yakapeu771/
Yiakape771/
Yakapii771/
Jakappa771/
Yakopatz7115/
Jakkappa714/
Yacapaha711/
Jakapaya711/
Jaikapas711/
Yakopi67139/
Yakopo6773/
Yakope6758/
Jacapa6734/
Yokopa6734/
Jokapa6717/
Jakopa679/
Iakopa678/
Yakepo673/
Jakapi673/
Yacopa672/
Yiakatpit671/
Jakkaphat671/

Yakapa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Yakapa in the Bengali language
যাকপাyakapa-
Yakapa in the Marathi language
याकापाyakapa-

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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 Yakapa
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