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 is most common in Nigeria. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Yakatu? popularity and diffusion
The surname Yakatu is the 3,543,123rd most numerous surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 235,082,126 people. This surname occurs predominantly 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 widely held first name world-wide It is held by 12 people.
Yakatu is most common in Nigeria, where it is held by 26 people, or 1 in 6,813,183. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Niger, where 92 percent are found, Kwara, where 4 percent are found and Yobe, where 4 percent are found. Not including Nigeria Yakatu is found in 4 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 6 percent are found and Brazil, where 3 percent are found.
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
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