Yakova Surname
Approximately 1,284 people bear this surname
Yakova Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bulgaria | 864 | 1:8,077 | 964 |
| Russia | 274 | 1:525,997 | 47,940 |
| Ukraine | 27 | 1:1,686,026 | 128,013 |
| Belarus | 19 | 1:500,056 | 46,922 |
| Kazakhstan | 18 | 1:982,361 | 58,740 |
| Nigeria | 16 | 1:11,071,422 | 210,388 |
| Spain | 16 | 1:2,922,002 | 63,384 |
| England | 7 | 1:7,959,723 | 202,100 |
| Transnistria | 7 | 1:67,814 | 9,165 |
| United States | 6 | 1:60,409,822 | 1,028,827 |
| Turkey | 6 | 1:12,970,237 | 144,247 |
| Greece | 5 | 1:2,215,958 | 91,893 |
| Scotland | 5 | 1:1,070,763 | 31,189 |
| Uzbekistan | 4 | 1:7,732,286 | 43,643 |
| Azerbaijan | 3 | 1:3,216,374 | 32,290 |
| Moldova | 2 | 1:1,780,684 | 55,103 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
Yakova Demographics
Yakova Religious Adherence
in Russia
Religious Adherence
in Russia
Yakova Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yakova Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Yakova (Russian: Якова) occurs most in Bulgaria. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Yakova? popularity and diffusion
It is the 296,943rd most frequently used last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 5,675,659 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 88 percent of Yakova live; 68 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 67 percent live in South Slavic Europe.
Yakova is most common in Bulgaria, where it is carried by 864 people, or 1 in 8,077. In Bulgaria Yakova is primarily found in: Plovdiv Province, where 18 percent live, Sofia City Province, where 18 percent live and Blagoevgrad Province, where 12 percent live. Barring Bulgaria this surname occurs in 20 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 21 percent live and Ukraine, where 2 percent live.
Yakova Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Yakova surname is predominantly Orthodox (75%) in Russia and Orthodox (83%) in Ukraine.
Phonetically Similar Names
Yakova Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Yakova in the Russian language | ||
| Якова | akova | - |
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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 Yakova
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