Yakota Surname

1,041,601st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 241 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Yakota Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yakota Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi1311:130,68014,293
DR Congo621:1,191,60673,277
Papua New Guinea261:313,60442,091
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Chad41:3,398,0507,703
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Central African Republic11:4,515,3901,196
France11:66,422,722504,397
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086

Yakota (38) may also be a first name.

Yakota Last Name Facts

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

The surname Yakota (Arabic: ياقوتي, Marathi: याकोता, Russian: Якота) is found most in Malawi. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yakota? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,041,601st most commonly used surname on earth It is held by around 1 in 30,238,780 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 85 percent of Yakota reside; 54 percent reside in Southern Africa and 54 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,662,754th most frequently used forename at a global level It is held by 38 people.

The last name is most frequently used in Malawi, where it is held by 131 people, or 1 in 130,680. Apart from Malawi Yakota occurs in 12 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 26 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 11 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yakouta929/
Yackota926/
Yakotaya861/
Yakhouta861/
Yakkouta861/
Yakoutta861/
Ayyakota861/
Yokota83128,100/
Yakata836,033/
Yakuta831,613/
Yakoto83111/
Yakote8349/
Yakoti8333/
Jakota8318/
Yaqota837/
Yakoty834/
Yaketa832/
Yacota831/
Yakouti77681/
Yakouto77245/
Yakouty77170/
Yakuita7727/
Yakoute7725/
Yakkata7723/
Yakutah7717/
Yaskata7715/
Yaccota774/
Yokhota774/
Yacouta773/
Yakooti773/
Yaqoota772/
Yakatai772/
Yahkata771/
Jaikota771/
Yakutay771/
Hyakuta771/
Yakatau771/
Yacketta719/
Ajokotau712/
Yashkuta712/
Yakoutou711/
Eiyakata711/
Yakoutiz711/
Yakathad711/
Yaaikata711/
Jhakotay711/
Jakhotay711/
Yakoutep711/
Yokote677,439/
Yaqote674,561/
Jakata671,427/
Jacota67813/
Yakuti67669/
Yacuta67399/
Yokoto67294/
Jakuta67198/
Yakati67144/
Yakato6780/
Yakate6779/
Yacata6773/
Jokota6767/
Yakuto6736/
Jakhotaya6732/
Yocota6720/
Jakoti6718/
Iokota6714/
Jaketa6710/
Jakote678/
Yacoty677/
Jakhoitay677/
Yacote677/
Yokoti676/
Jakoto675/
Yacoto674/
Gaayakoti674/
Yokata672/
Yakuty671/
Yacoti671/
Yaqothaah671/

Yakota Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Yakota in the Marathi language
याकोताyakota-
Yakota in the Russian language
Якотаakota-
Yakota in the Arabic language
ياقوتيyaqwty-

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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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  • 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 Yakota
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