Yakoua Surname

857,026th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 318 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Yakoua Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yakoua Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon2551:81,4479,959
Benin551:187,92018,137
Ivory Coast41:5,767,80855,416
Niger31:6,397,33978,839
France11:66,422,722504,397

Yakoua (134) may also be a first name.

Yakoua Last Name Facts

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

Yakoua is found in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Yakoua? popularity and diffusion

The surname Yakoua is the 857,026th most commonly used last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 22,916,811 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Yakoua are found; 71 percent are found in Central Africa and 70 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 800,975th most commonly used first name in the world It is held by 134 people.

The last name Yakoua is most frequently used in Cameroon, where it is held by 255 people, or 1 in 81,447. In Cameroon Yakoua is mostly found in: Centre Region, where 35 percent are found, Littoral Region, where 32 percent are found and West Region, where 20 percent are found. Beside Cameroon this surname is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Benin, where 17 percent are found and The Ivory Coast, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Yakouo8377/
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Yakkioui714/
Yahakoui711/
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Yakaeo671,686/
Yakahi671,269/
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Yacoah6741/
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Yakeao678/
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Yakowe672/
Jakaou672/
Yokoué671/
Jakoui671/
Yaqoad671/
Yackouich671/
Yakuhe671/
Yakaje671/
Iakaou671/
Jakouy671/
Yaakoe671/
Yokoai671/
Yakaee671/
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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 Yakoua
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