Yakisa Surname

3,373,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 34 people bear this surname

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

Yakisa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yakisa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria181:9,841,264197,192
Papua New Guinea111:741,24783,447
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Yakisa (19) may also be a first name.

Yakisa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Yakisa (Hindi: याकीसा) is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yakisa? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,373,373rd most widely held last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 214,339,586 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 68 percent of Yakisa reside; 53 percent reside in West Africa and 53 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Yakisa is also the 2,523,061st most prevalent first name at a global level, held by 19 people.

The surname Yakisa is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 18 people, or 1 in 9,841,264. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Niger, where 100 percent are found. Aside from Nigeria it exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 32 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 12 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yakiesa924/
Yakisha921/
Yakeisha860/
Jakisa832,241/
Yakusa83146/
Yakisi8372/
Yakiso8318/
Yakise835/
Yokisa835/
Yakesa834/
Yakica831/
Yakija831/
Yacisa831/
Yakiza831/
Yakusha77548/
Yakytsa7742/
Yakioso7727/
Yokissa7713/
Jakisha774/
Jakissa773/
Jackisa773/
Yakishi772/
Jakisah771/
Yaakisi771/
Ijakisa771/
Jakiesa771/
Jakisay771/
Jjakisa771/
Yakesia771/
Yakhiza771/
Yakisih771/
Yakizai771/
Yakaise771/
Yakisich71150/
Yakeishi71125/
Yakhishi7135/
Jakischa7110/
Yakhussa717/
Yakushau712/
Yachissa712/
Yakitser711/
Yakishio711/
Yakiosuo711/
Yakeesha711/
Yachisha711/
Jakeisha710/
Yakici673,836/
Jacisa67769/
Jakiša67164/
Jakica67120/
Yokesa67103/
Jakusa6726/
Yakuza6716/
Jakesa6710/
Yakeca6710/
Jakiza677/
Yakuso677/
Jakisi675/
Yakezi675/
Yakuşa673/
Yakesi672/
Jakija672/
Eakiza671/
Yakijo671/
Jakiso671/
Yokisi671/
Yokiso671/
Yokiza671/
Yakaissou671/
Yakeza671/

Yakisa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Yakisa in the Hindi language
याकीसाyakisa-

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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 Yakisa
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