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

The surname Yakoya is more commonly found in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

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

This last name is the 3,543,123^rd most widely held family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 235,082,126 people. This last name occurs mostly in Oceania, where 68 percent of Yakoya reside; 68 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 68 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 2,900,335^th most commonly held first name worldwide It is held by 15 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 21 people, or 1 in 388,272. In Papua New Guinea it is most prevalent in: Eastern Highlands, where 48 percent are found, Southern Highlands, where 33 percent are found and Enga, where 5 percent are found. Barring Papua New Guinea this last name is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 13 percent are found and Nigeria, where 10 percent are found.