Yakolo Surname

1,214,709th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 193 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Yakolo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yakolo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1021:1,736,69463,540
DR Congo751:985,06164,020
Papua New Guinea141:582,40870,330
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Niger11:19,192,017110,060

Yakolo (1,381) may also be a first name.

Yakolo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Yakolo is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Yakolo? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,214,709th most widespread surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 37,759,305 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 93 percent of Yakolo reside; 54 percent reside in West Africa and 53 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 210,702nd most commonly occurring first name in the world, borne by 1,381 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 102 people, or 1 in 1,736,694. In Nigeria Yakolo is primarily concentrated in: Niger, where 53 percent are found, Yobe, where 29 percent are found and Borno, where 11 percent are found. Beside Nigeria this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 39 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 7 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yaakolo921/
Yakoulou862/
Yokolo83334/
Yakola83289/
Yakalo83175/
Jakolo8357/
Yakelo831/
Yacolo831/
Oyokolo7783/
Yakkola7743/
Yaskola7714/
Yaakola7711/
Yakoula776/
Yacolou775/
Yatkola773/
Yakalou771/
Yoakola771/
Jakollo771/
Yakoyla771/
Jyokolo771/
Oyeakola713/
Yakallou711/
Yaakkola711/
Yakala672,893/
Jakola67433/
Jacolo67233/
Yakula67214/
Yokola67187/
Jokolo67157/
Yakela67103/
Yacola6750/
Yokalo6748/
Iacolo6736/
Jakalo6711/
Iokolo674/
Yaculo672/
Yokulo672/
Yaaakkola671/
Yoqolo671/
Jakulo671/
Yokelo671/

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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 Yakolo
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