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
The last name Yako (Hindi: याको, Marathi: याको, Oriya: ୟାେକା, Russian: Яко) occurs in Japan more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Yako? popularity and diffusion
It is the 37,886th most prevalent surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 524,322 people. The last name Yako occurs mostly in Africa, where 41 percent of Yako are found; 25 percent are found in East Asia and 25 percent are found in Nippono-Asia. It is also the 112,832nd most frequent first name worldwide, held by 3,870 people.
The last name is most widespread in Japan, where it is borne by 3,497 people, or 1 in 36,558. In Japan Yako is primarily concentrated in: Saitama Prefecture, where 25 percent reside, Tokyo Metropolis, where 24 percent reside and Niigata Prefecture, where 18 percent reside. Outside of Japan Yako is found in 66 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 19 percent reside and South Africa, where 16 percent reside.
Yako Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Yako has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Yako surname expanded 9,400 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Yako Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States those holding the Yako surname are 14.86% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 61.63% 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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