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

The last name Yakoua is held by more people in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yakoua? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 857,026th most commonly used family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 22,916,811 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Yakoua reside; 71 percent reside in Central Africa and 70 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Yakoua is also the 800,975th most frequently used first name worldwide, held by 134 people.

Yakoua is most frequently occurring in Cameroon, where it is carried by 255 people, or 1 in 81,447. In Cameroon it is most numerous in: Centre Region, where 35 percent are found, Littoral Region, where 32 percent are found and West Region, where 20 percent are found. Outside of Cameroon this last name occurs 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yakhoua924/
Yakoa91101/
Yokoua83463/
Yakaou83232/
Yakoui83165/
Yakouo8377/
Yakuha8332/
Yacoua8332/
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Yakhoui77950/
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Yakohad771/
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Yatcoua771/
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Yakouee771/
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Jakoa734/
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Yakkioui714/
Yahakoui711/
Yakheoui711/
Yakaeo671,686/
Yakahi671,269/
Yakawe67536/
Yokoha67101/
Yacoah6741/
Yakhao6716/
Yakoye6712/
Yakaei6710/
Yakeao678/
Yakoet676/
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Yacaou675/
Yaacoa673/
Iakoai673/
Yaqoui673/
Yiakae672/
Yakowe672/
Jakaou672/
Yokoué671/
Jakoui671/
Yaqoad671/
Yackouich671/
Yakuhe671/
Yakaje671/
Iakaou671/
Jakouy671/
Yaakoe671/
Yokoai671/
Yakaee671/
Yakaoh671/
Yakauo671/
Yakaye671/
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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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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