Yakia Surname
Approximately 213 people bear this surname
Yakia Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burkina Faso | 59 | 1:311,053 | 5,448 |
| Papua New Guinea | 50 | 1:163,074 | 22,562 |
| Niger | 34 | 1:564,471 | 14,312 |
| India | 19 | 1:40,371,862 | 445,856 |
| Cameroon | 15 | 1:1,384,605 | 80,726 |
| Kazakhstan | 8 | 1:2,210,312 | 95,036 |
| Indonesia | 7 | 1:18,892,742 | 520,071 |
| Israel | 7 | 1:1,222,519 | 68,299 |
| Nigeria | 7 | 1:25,306,108 | 327,793 |
| Chad | 4 | 1:3,398,050 | 7,703 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Yakia (948) may also be a first name.
Yakia Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yakia Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Yakia is most common in Burkina Faso. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Yakia.
How Common Is The Last Name Yakia? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,133,308th most prevalent last name globally, borne by around 1 in 34,213,831 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 57 percent of Yakia reside; 56 percent reside in West Africa and 31 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Yakia is also the 262,398th most widespread first name internationally. It is borne by 948 people.
The surname is most frequently held in Burkina Faso, where it is carried by 59 people, or 1 in 311,053. In Burkina Faso Yakia is most prevalent in: Sahel Region, where 75 percent reside and Sud-Ouest Region, where 25 percent reside. Aside from Burkina Faso Yakia occurs in 11 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 23 percent reside and Niger, where 16 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yakiah | 91 | 80 | / |
| Yakhia | 91 | 45 | / |
| Yaakia | 91 | 17 | / |
| Yakkia | 91 | 1 | / |
| Yakija | 91 | 1 | / |
| Yakhiay | 83 | 12 | / |
| Yakaiya | 83 | 4 | / |
| Yakogia | 83 | 1 | / |
| Jakia | 80 | 11,018 | / |
| Yakya | 80 | 99 | / |
| Yokia | 80 | 75 | / |
| Yakio | 80 | 74 | / |
| Yakhiaei | 77 | 1 | / |
| Yakhiaee | 77 | 1 | / |
| Yoakijai | 77 | 1 | / |
| Jakiah | 73 | 838 | / |
| Eyokia | 73 | 728 | / |
| Yakhya | 73 | 328 | / |
| Jakhia | 73 | 315 | / |
| Jackia | 73 | 38 | / |
| Yachia | 73 | 27 | / |
| Jaikia | 73 | 14 | / |
| Yakeao | 73 | 8 | / |
| Yakyah | 73 | 6 | / |
| Jatkia | 73 | 5 | / |
| Jakkia | 73 | 4 | / |
| Oyokia | 73 | 3 | / |
| Yahkya | 73 | 3 | / |
| Jakija | 73 | 2 | / |
| Yakhja | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jhakia | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yokiad | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jiakia | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yokhia | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yackio | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yakyaa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Iakiah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jakiay | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jakiea | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yakijo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yakkaiiah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Yakayya | 67 | 27 | / |
| Yaakyaa | 67 | 6 | / |
| Yaquiah | 67 | 5 | / |
| Jakkiah | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ojiakia | 67 | 2 | / |
| Yotkiat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jahakia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yakhyah | 67 | 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
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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 Yakia
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