Yako Surname
Approximately 13,899 people bear this surname
Yako Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 3,497 | 1:36,558 | 3,341 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2,606 | 1:3,129 | 141 |
| South Africa | 2,170 | 1:24,967 | 3,183 |
| Thailand | 1,229 | 1:57,476 | 7,046 |
| Nigeria | 918 | 1:192,966 | 11,669 |
| DR Congo | 848 | 1:87,122 | 9,954 |
| Uganda | 615 | 1:63,479 | 7,243 |
| Cameroon | 518 | 1:40,095 | 5,345 |
| United States | 376 | 1:963,987 | 71,704 |
| Egypt | 153 | 1:600,887 | 32,813 |
| Congo | 125 | 1:39,913 | 3,755 |
| Kenya | 122 | 1:378,524 | 21,706 |
| Benin | 113 | 1:91,466 | 10,568 |
| Sweden | 111 | 1:88,710 | 6,513 |
| Canada | 104 | 1:354,285 | 32,012 |
| Australia | 91 | 1:296,656 | 26,074 |
| Iraq | 37 | 1:946,531 | 12,381 |
| Niger | 31 | 1:619,097 | 15,317 |
| Russia | 27 | 1:5,337,891 | 231,865 |
| Ivory Coast | 25 | 1:922,849 | 23,346 |
| New Zealand | 24 | 1:188,680 | 19,801 |
| Indonesia | 17 | 1:7,779,364 | 314,803 |
| India | 14 | 1:54,790,384 | 527,769 |
| United Arab Emirates | 9 | 1:1,018,030 | 36,884 |
| Tanzania | 8 | 1:6,617,702 | 68,742 |
| Denmark | 7 | 1:806,388 | 43,211 |
| Philippines | 7 | 1:14,462,603 | 238,248 |
| Pakistan | 7 | 1:25,520,555 | 84,222 |
| Malaysia | 6 | 1:4,915,704 | 170,578 |
| Algeria | 6 | 1:6,438,592 | 53,709 |
| England | 6 | 1:9,286,343 | 223,652 |
| Burkina Faso | 6 | 1:3,058,683 | 18,466 |
| Switzerland | 5 | 1:1,642,583 | 87,307 |
| Ukraine | 4 | 1:11,380,674 | 331,818 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Netherlands | 4 | 1:4,221,794 | 131,139 |
| Spain | 3 | 1:15,584,012 | 120,866 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Cambodia | 3 | 1:5,162,382 | 10,688 |
| Bulgaria | 3 | 1:2,326,302 | 54,089 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| Azerbaijan | 3 | 1:3,216,374 | 32,290 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Argentina | 2 | 1:21,371,707 | 253,176 |
| Iran | 2 | 1:38,391,262 | 236,033 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Gambia | 1 | 1:1,923,451 | 1,043 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 1:12,554,671 | 503,821 |
Yako (3,870) may also be a first name.
Yako Demographics
Average Yako Salary in
United States
$41,888 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Yako Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yako Come From? nationality or country of origin
Yako (Hindi: याको, Marathi: याको, Oriya: ୟାେକା, Russian: Яко) is found most frequently in Japan. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Yako click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Yako? popularity and diffusion
Yako is the 37,886th most numerous family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 524,322 people. The last name Yako is mostly found in Africa, where 41 percent of Yako reside; 25 percent reside in East Asia and 25 percent reside in Nippono-Asia. It is also the 112,832nd most frequently held first name in the world. It is borne by 3,870 people.
The last name is most widespread in Japan, where it is held by 3,497 people, or 1 in 36,558. In Japan it is mostly concentrated in: Saitama Prefecture, where 25 percent are found, Tokyo Metropolis, where 24 percent are found and Niigata Prefecture, where 18 percent are found. Beside Japan this last name is found in 66 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 19 percent are found and South Africa, where 16 percent are found.
Yako Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Yako has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 9,400 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Yako Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Yako surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States those bearing the Yako last name are 14.86% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 61.63% being registered with the party.
The amount Yako earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 9.05% more than the national average, earning R 259,140 per year; in United States they earn 2.92% less than the national average, earning $41,888 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.7% more than the national average, earning $51,522 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Yako Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Yako in the Hindi language | ||
| याको | yako | - |
| Yako in the Oriya language | ||
| ୟାେକା | yaeka | - |
| Yako in the Marathi language | ||
| याको | yako | - |
| Yako in the Russian language | ||
| Яко | ako | - |
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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 Yako
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