Yakobu Surname

777,192nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 365 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Yakobu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yakobu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India2641:2,905,55188,094
Nigeria611:2,903,98091,283
Cameroon201:1,038,45365,513
Tanzania111:4,812,87455,358
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Yakobu (8,122) may also be a first name.

Yakobu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Yakobu (Oriya: ୟେକାବୁ) occurs more in India more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yakobu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 777,192nd most numerous surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 19,965,879 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 73 percent of Yakobu are found; 72 percent are found in South Asia and 72 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 70,348th most frequently occurring first name in the world It is held by 8,122 people.

This surname is most numerous in India, where it is carried by 264 people, or 1 in 2,905,551. In India it is most common in: Andhra Pradesh, where 80 percent live, Telangana, where 17 percent live and Odisha, where 1 percent live. Barring India Yakobu is found in 12 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 17 percent live and Cameroon, where 5 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Yakobu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Yakobu in the Oriya language
ୟେକାବୁyekabu50
ୟାେକାବୁyaekabu50

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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
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