Yakapi Surname
Approximately 380 people bear this surname
Yakapi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 212 | 1:38,461 | 4,642 |
| India | 168 | 1:4,565,865 | 118,158 |
Yakapi (163) may also be a first name.
Yakapi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yakapi Come From? nationality or country of origin
Yakapi is most common in Papua New Guinea. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Yakapi? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 754,238th most commonly held surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 19,177,752 people. The last name is predominantly found in Oceania, where 56 percent of Yakapi are found; 56 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 56 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 717,791st most frequently used given name in the world, held by 163 people.
The last name Yakapi is most commonly held in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 212 people, or 1 in 38,461. In Papua New Guinea Yakapi is primarily found in: Enga, where 79 percent are found, Hela, where 13 percent are found and Jiwaka, where 5 percent are found. Not including Papua New Guinea this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in India, where 44 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yakapii | 92 | 1 | / |
| Yakapa | 83 | 553 | / |
| Yakopi | 83 | 139 | / |
| Yakape | 83 | 76 | / |
| Jakapi | 83 | 3 | / |
| Yiakatpit | 80 | 1 | / |
| Yakappa | 77 | 7 | / |
| Yakophi | 77 | 2 | / |
| Yiakape | 77 | 1 | / |
| Yakapeu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Yakaipa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Yakopit | 77 | 1 | / |
| Yakopich | 71 | 13 | / |
| Yakapaya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Yiakoupi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Yaaikapa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Yakkappa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Yokapa | 67 | 330 | / |
| Yakopa | 67 | 169 | / |
| Yokopi | 67 | 59 | / |
| Yakope | 67 | 58 | / |
| Yacopi | 67 | 35 | / |
| Yacapa | 67 | 32 | / |
| Yiakoupis | 67 | 25 | / |
| Jakapa | 67 | 13 | / |
| Jakopi | 67 | 8 | / |
| Iakapa | 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
- 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 Yakapi
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