Yakela Surname

1,817,111th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 103 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Yakela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yakela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea541:150,99520,848
Nigeria371:4,787,642126,894
United States71:51,779,848968,877
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Yakela (24) may also be a first name.

Yakela Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Yakela Come From? nationality or country of origin

Yakela (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻳﺎﻛﻼ, Russian: Якела) is held by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yakela? popularity and diffusion

Yakela is the 1,817,111th most frequent last name globally It is held by around 1 in 70,752,873 people. This last name occurs mostly in Oceania, where 52 percent of Yakela live; 52 percent live in Oceania Islands and 52 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Yakela is also the 2,187,323rd most frequent forename in the world, borne by 24 people.

Yakela is most commonly held in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 54 people, or 1 in 150,995. In Papua New Guinea Yakela is primarily concentrated in: Southern Highlands, where 100 percent reside. Beside Papua New Guinea this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 36 percent reside and The United States, where 7 percent reside.

Yakela Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Yakela surname are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 100% being registered with the party.

Yakela earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 20.33% less than the national average, earning $34,375 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yakelah924/
Yakella923/
Yakeula923/
Yakkela921/
Yackela921/
Yakla9161/
Yaskelya861/
Yakkaela861/
Yakkeela861/
Yakala832,893/
Yaklai83393/
Yakola83289/
Yakila83277/
Yakele83173/
Yakely8368/
Yaklaş8359/
Yokela8344/
Jakela8329/
Yaklay8326/
Yakeli8316/
Yakkla8312/
Yacela839/
Yakhla834/
Yaqela832/
Yakyla831/
Yaklah831/
Yakelo831/
Yakkala773,815/
Jakiela77237/
Jaskela77135/
Yakeley7780/
Yakkeli7748/
Yakkola7743/
Yakelou7719/
Yaakala7716/
Yaakola7711/
Yaakila777/
Yakalia776/
Yakalea774/
Jakkela773/
Yakhala773/
Yackely773/
Yakaala773/
Yakalla773/
Yakhlai773/
Yakkila772/
Yoakely772/
Yakhlas772/
Jakeila771/
Hyakila771/
Yakkele771/
Yakalah771/
Yakoyla771/
Yakaila771/
Yakeule771/
Yakeuli771/
Yakilia771/
Yachela771/
Ehakela771/
Eyokela771/
Jakla7338/
Yaklo7332/
Eakla731/
Yokla731/
Yacla731/
Jaaskela7127/
Yakaaila719/
Yakkhala715/
Jackella714/
Aiyakala713/
Yakkaala712/
Jakhelia712/
Jakeilla711/
Jakiella711/
Yakkalla711/
Jackiela711/
Yaaicela711/
Yaakkola711/
Aiyakila711/
Yakalaah711/
Jokela675,866/
Jaikla673,220/
Yacila673,153/
Jacela67718/
Jakola67433/
Yakili67386/
Jakala67322/
Yakolo67193/
Yokola67187/
Yakalo67175/
Jakelj67174/
Yokely67120/
Yakley6794/
Jaklat6773/
Yacola6750/
Jakheilay6743/
Jakeli6741/
Jaklah6738/
Yokila6727/
Jakila6725/
Jakele6724/
Yokala6722/
Jaklay6721/
Eokela6721/
Yakile6719/
Yacala6716/
Jakkla6713/
Yokele678/
Jakely678/
Yaceli677/
Yodkla675/
Jackla674/
Yotkla674/
Yakilo674/
Jatkla673/
Yaqele673/
Yaclla672/
Jaskla672/
Yacely672/
Yokkla671/
Jaykelaya671/
Yaaakkola671/
Yakkaaila671/
Gaiyakele671/
Yokelo671/
Yoklai671/
Jaklad671/
Jaukla671/

Yakela Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Yakela in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻳﺎﻛﻼyakla-
Yakela in the Russian language
Якелаakela-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Yakela
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