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
Yako Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Yako Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yako Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Yako (Hindi: याको, Marathi: याको, Oriya: ୟାେକା, Russian: Яко) is more frequently found in Japan than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Yako click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Yako? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 37,886th most frequently used surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 524,322 people. The surname Yako is primarily found in Africa, where 41 percent of Yako live; 25 percent live in East Asia and 25 percent live in Nippono-Asia. Yako is also the 112,832nd most prevalent given name throughout the world. It is borne by 3,870 people.
This last name is most commonly held in Japan, where it is carried by 3,497 people, or 1 in 36,558. In Japan Yako is most numerous in: Saitama Prefecture, where 25 percent reside, Tokyo Metropolis, where 24 percent reside and Niigata Prefecture, where 18 percent reside. Beside Japan Yako occurs 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 incidence of Yako has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 9,400 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Yako Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying 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 with the Republican Party than the national average, with 61.63% being registered with the political 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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