Where Does The Last Name Yakoya Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Yakoya is carried by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Yakoya? ^{popularity and diffusion}

Yakoya is the 3,543,123^rd most commonly used last name internationally, held by around 1 in 235,082,126 people. This surname occurs mostly in Oceania, where 68 percent of Yakoya are found; 68 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 68 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 2,900,335^th most frequently used first name on earth, held by 15 people.

The last name Yakoya is most frequently occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 21 people, or 1 in 388,272. In Papua New Guinea it is primarily found in: Eastern Highlands, where 48 percent reside, Southern Highlands, where 33 percent reside and Enga, where 5 percent reside. Not including Papua New Guinea Yakoya is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 13 percent reside and Nigeria, where 10 percent reside.