Yakau Surname
Approximately 114 people bear this surname
Yakau Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 79 | 1:103,212 | 13,927 |
| Nigeria | 18 | 1:9,841,264 | 197,192 |
| Malaysia | 9 | 1:3,277,136 | 121,952 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Yakau (75) may also be a first name.
Yakau Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yakau Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Yakau (Hindi: ायकौ) is found most in Papua New Guinea. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Yakau? popularity and diffusion
Yakau is the 1,710,039th most frequently occurring family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 63,925,841 people. It occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 71 percent of Yakau live; 71 percent live in Oceania Islands and 71 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Yakau is also the 1,116,575th most frequently occurring given name at a global level It is held by 75 people.
The last name is most widespread in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 79 people, or 1 in 103,212. In Papua New Guinea Yakau is primarily concentrated in: Madang, where 59 percent live, Enga, where 37 percent live and East Sepik, where 3 percent live. Apart from Papua New Guinea it exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 16 percent live and Malaysia, where 8 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Yakau Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Yakau in the Hindi language | ||
| ायकौ | ayakau | 50 |
| यकौ | yakau | 50 |
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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
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- 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 Yakau
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