Yakira Surname

1,428,594th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 151 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Israel

Yakira Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yakira Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda661:591,50431,661
Israel381:225,20121,188
Papua New Guinea211:388,27250,829
United States121:30,204,911765,334
India71:109,580,769786,157
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
England11:55,718,059489,080
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459

Yakira (953) may also be a first name.

Yakira Last Name Facts

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

Yakira (Hindi: याकिरा, Russian: Якира) is held by more people in Uganda than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Yakira.

How Common Is The Last Name Yakira? popularity and diffusion

Yakira is the 1,428,594th most prevalent family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 48,261,893 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 44 percent of Yakira are found; 44 percent are found in East Africa and 44 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 261,626th most commonly held first name internationally It is held by 953 people.

The last name is most commonly used in Uganda, where it is held by 66 people, or 1 in 591,504. In Uganda it is primarily found in: Mbarara District, where 33 percent are found, Isingiro District, where 23 percent are found and Ibanda District, where 9 percent are found. Without taking into account Uganda this last name exists in 10 countries. It is also common in Israel, where 25 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 14 percent are found.

Yakira Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Yakira last name are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 100% registered to vote for the political party.

Yakira earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 62.97% more than the national average, earning $70,321 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yakiera9242/
Yakaira9239/
Yakhira9215/
Yackira9215/
Yahkira921/
Jyakirah861/
Yakura83682/
Jakira83305/
Yakera83111/
Yakiri8387/
Yakire8344/
Yacira8311/
Yakiry839/
Yakiro832/
Yaqira831/
Yakyra831/
Yakhura7765/
Jjakira7732/
Jakaira7717/
Yokkira7714/
Jakhira7710/
Jakiray779/
Yackera778/
Yakeera776/
Yaquira776/
Yakiroh775/
Yakerah774/
Yaakura774/
Yokaira774/
Jakiera774/
Yacaira773/
Yakairi773/
Jackira772/
Yachira772/
Jakirah771/
Yocaira771/
Yakayra771/
Yakerea771/
Yacuira771/
Hiakira771/
Jakirai771/
Yaceira771/
Jhakira771/
Yakgiri771/
Yakerra771/
Yakeara771/
Yakiriz771/
Jakhiray7134/
Oyiakiri7128/
Yaukurah7116/
Jakairay719/
Jhakiray713/
Jakirahe711/
Yahacira711/
Yakchiri711/
Jaikiraj711/
Yaoukire711/
Jakheira711/
Yaqirahs711/
Yokura67510/
Jakera67435/
Jakiri67226/
Yokiri67186/
Yakreo67111/
Jhakhiray6753/
Jakire6734/
Yakuro6726/
Jakiro6720/
Jakura6715/
Jacira6710/
Yokera679/
Iakiri679/
Yakere676/
Yakeri674/
Jakiry673/
Yacera671/
Yacairaya671/
Jaakeirra671/
Yakkerass671/

Yakira Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Yakira in the Hindi language
याकिराyakira60
यकीराyakira40
Yakira in the Russian language
Якираakira-

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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 Yakira
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