Yakatu Surname
Approximately 31 people bear this surname
Yakatu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 26 | 1:6,813,183 | 158,601 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
Yakatu (12) may also be a first name.
Yakatu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yakatu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Yakatu has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Yakatu? popularity and diffusion
It is the 3,543,123rd most widely held family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 235,082,126 people. The surname Yakatu occurs mostly in Africa, where 87 percent of Yakatu are found; 84 percent are found in West Africa and 84 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Yakatu is also the 3,306,491st most widespread forename internationally. It is borne by 12 people.
The last name Yakatu is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is held by 26 people, or 1 in 6,813,183. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Niger, where 92 percent live, Kwara, where 4 percent live and Yobe, where 4 percent live. Outside of Nigeria Yakatu exists in 4 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 6 percent live and Brazil, where 3 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yakatau | 92 | 1 | / |
| Yakahatu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Yakotu | 83 | 8 | / |
| Yaketu | 83 | 6 | / |
| Jakatu | 83 | 4 | / |
| Jakatau | 77 | 4 | / |
| Yakostu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ayokatu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Giakatou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Yakoutou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Eakkattu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Jakaitus | 71 | 1 | / |
| Yacotu | 67 | 168 | / |
| Yokotu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Jakotu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hajjakatu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ajjakattu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yacotud | 62 | 1 | / |
| Hiaketu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Jakothu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Jakettu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Ajokoteu | 57 | 2 | / |
| Ajokotau | 57 | 2 | / |
| Yacoutou | 57 | 1 | / |
| Yahkotoe | 57 | 1 | / |
| Yacotú | 50 | 4 | / |
| Jocatu | 50 | 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 Yakatu
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis