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
The surname Yakapi is found in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Yakapi? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 754,238th most numerous last name internationally, held by around 1 in 19,177,752 people. The last name occurs mostly in Oceania, where 56 percent of Yakapi reside; 56 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 56 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 717,791st most numerous first name throughout the world, held by 163 people.
The surname Yakapi is most commonly occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 212 people, or 1 in 38,461. In Papua New Guinea Yakapi is primarily concentrated in: Enga, where 79 percent live, Hela, where 13 percent live and Jiwaka, where 5 percent live. Other than Papua New Guinea this surname is found in one country. It is also found in India, where 44 percent live.
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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