Yakei Surname
Approximately 123 people bear this surname
Yakei Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 80 | 1:101,921 | 13,735 |
| Ivory Coast | 39 | 1:591,570 | 17,665 |
| Japan | 4 | 1:31,961,073 | 53,820 |
Yakei (45) may also be a first name.
Yakei Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yakei Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Yakei is found in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Yakei? popularity and diffusion
Yakei is the 1,628,521st most frequently occurring last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 59,248,341 people. The last name Yakei occurs mostly in Oceania, where 65 percent of Yakei are found; 65 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 65 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. Yakei is also the 1,504,468th most commonly held first name in the world. It is borne by 45 people.
This last name is most frequently held in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 80 people, or 1 in 101,921. In Papua New Guinea it is most prevalent in: West Sepik, where 73 percent are found and East Sepik, where 28 percent are found. Not including Papua New Guinea this surname exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in The Ivory Coast, where 32 percent are found and Japan, where 3 percent are found.
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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 Yakei
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