Yakobo Surname

33,515th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15,848 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Yakobo Surname Definition:

Yakobo is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: jacob (biblical).

Yakobo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania12,6751:4,177581
DR Congo2,9141:25,3533,191
Uganda1071:364,85323,632
Cameroon661:314,68329,051
Zimbabwe201:771,91253,776
Nigeria181:9,841,264197,192
Papua New Guinea141:582,40870,330
United States91:40,273,215872,126
Malawi91:1,902,12319,532
Kenya71:6,597,12951,431
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

Yakobo (27,172) may also be a first name.

Yakobo Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Yakobo is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: jacob (biblical).

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Yakobo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Yakobo is found most in Tanzania. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yakobo? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 33,515th most commonly held last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 459,840 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Yakobo live; 81 percent live in East Africa and 81 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Yakobo is also the 30,055th most frequently used first name throughout the world, borne by 27,172 people.

The surname Yakobo is most frequent in Tanzania, where it is borne by 12,675 people, or 1 in 4,177. In Tanzania it is most common in: Manyara Region, where 13 percent reside, Simiyu Region, where 12 percent reside and Kigoma Region, where 9 percent reside. Barring Tanzania this surname occurs in 17 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 18 percent reside and Uganda, where 1 percent reside.

Yakobo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Yakobo earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 27.24% less than the national average, earning $31,396 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yakoboy9215/
Yakobou9214/
Yakoubo927/
Yakoboi926/
Yackobo921/
Yakoubou8611,342/
Yakobosh8623/
Yakuobou865/
Yakoubuo861/
Yakobotz861/
Jakobo832,805/
Yakubo83954/
Yacobo83890/
Yakoba83492/
Yokobo8359/
Iakobo8334/
Yakabo836/
Yackoubou807/
Yakoubout801/
Yakcoubou801/
Yaakoubou801/
Yakouba779,106/
Jackobo772,689/
Ijakobo7775/
Yakuboy7733/
Yakubou7732/
Yacobou7728/
Yacoubo7718/
Yakabou7710/
Jakobot775/
Yaakoba774/
Yacobos774/
Yakuboh774/
Ajokobo774/
Yakuboi773/
Yakovoy772/
Yakuboz771/
Yakovoi771/
Yakuoba771/
Yakooba771/
Yakkabo771/
Yaoukoubou751/
Yacoubou7157,121/
Yackouba7148/
Yakhouba7115/
Yakoubat718/
Yaakouba712/
Yacoobou712/
Yakouyba712/
Yakcouba712/
Yajkouba712/
Yahkouba711/
Yacoybou711/
Yacouboy711/
Yacouboo711/
Yacoubod711/
Yacouboa711/
Yacoibou711/
Yokoubou711/
Yakuibou711/
Jacobo6784,943/
Yakuba6715,528/
Jakoba67390/
Yacoba67256/
Iakoba67173/
Yokoba67141/
Yakaba67127/
Iacobo6768/
Jakubo6731/
Yaccoubou6721/
Yaacoubou6714/
Yacabo6711/
Yaquoubou676/
Jokobo676/
Yacouybou675/
Yokubo673/
Yaqabo672/
Yaakoubat671/
Yacubo671/
Jakabo671/
Hyacoubou671/
Iakabo671/
Yoqobo671/
Yocobo671/
Yakeba671/
Yaqoba671/
Yacoubhou671/

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