Yaktor Surname

2,808,717th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 48 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Yaktor Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yaktor Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria471:3,768,995108,818
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Yaktor (13) may also be a first name.

Yaktor Last Name Facts

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

Yaktor is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yaktor? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,808,717th most numerous last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 151,823,873 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Yaktor are found; 98 percent are found in West Africa and 98 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 3,159,357th most frequently used given name at a global level, borne by 13 people.

The surname Yaktor is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 47 people, or 1 in 3,768,995. In Nigeria Yaktor is most numerous in: Plateau, where 89 percent are found and Akwa Ibom, where 9 percent are found. Beside Nigeria it exists in one country. It also occurs in Malaysia, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yactor8317/
Yaktar836/
Jacktor77248/
Yakhtar776/
Yacktar771/
Ehaktor771/
Yaktarr771/
Yaakhtar711/
Yoktur6755/
Jaktar6735/
Jactor6727/
Jagtor671/
Yaqtar671/
Jakhtar625/
Heactor621/
Jakthar621/
Yokhtur621/
Jagtar5087/
Jactar502/
Joctor502/

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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 Yaktor
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis