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 borne by more people in Malawi than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Yakota click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yakota? popularity and diffusion

The surname Yakota is the 1,041,601st most frequently held last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 30,238,780 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 85 percent of Yakota reside; 54 percent reside in Southern Africa and 54 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Yakota is also the 1,662,754th most numerous given name on earth, held by 38 people.

The surname Yakota is most common in Malawi, where it is carried by 131 people, or 1 in 130,680. Aside from Malawi this last name occurs in 12 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 26 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 11 percent reside.

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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