Yakua Surname
Approximately 141 people bear this surname
Yakua Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 98 | 1:83,201 | 11,009 |
| Nigeria | 36 | 1:4,920,632 | 129,434 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Laos | 1 | 1:6,588,323 | 1,961 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Yakua (48) may also be a first name.
Yakua Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yakua Come From? nationality or country of origin
Yakua occurs in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Yakua.
How Common Is The Last Name Yakua? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,491,356th most commonly used surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 51,684,723 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 70 percent of Yakua are found; 70 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 70 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 1,448,253rd most frequently used given name worldwide It is held by 48 people.
The last name is most commonly occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 98 people, or 1 in 83,201. In Papua New Guinea Yakua is most common in: Hela, where 55 percent are found, East Sepik, where 23 percent are found and Morobe, where 9 percent are found. Beside Papua New Guinea Yakua is found in 7 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 26 percent are found and Malaysia, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yakuha | 91 | 32 | / |
| Yaakua | 91 | 11 | / |
| Yankua | 91 | 2 | / |
| Yakwua | 91 | 1 | / |
| Yagkua | 91 | 1 | / |
| Yhakua | 91 | 1 | / |
| Yagkuay | 83 | 1 | / |
| Yankuah | 83 | 1 | / |
| Yagkuas | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ayiakua | 83 | 1 | / |
| Yagua | 80 | 1,754 | / |
| Yacua | 80 | 556 | / |
| Yakwa | 80 | 396 | / |
| Yakuo | 80 | 68 | / |
| Jakua | 80 | 52 | / |
| Yokua | 80 | 4 | / |
| Eakua | 80 | 2 | / |
| Yaqua | 80 | 1 | / |
| Jankua | 73 | 90 | / |
| Yodkua | 73 | 18 | / |
| Yaguaz | 73 | 14 | / |
| Jaikua | 73 | 12 | / |
| Yakwai | 73 | 11 | / |
| Yaguay | 73 | 10 | / |
| Yaagua | 73 | 8 | / |
| Yaakwa | 73 | 8 | / |
| Yacuas | 73 | 6 | / |
| Yaguat | 73 | 6 | / |
| Ajokua | 73 | 4 | / |
| Hyakwa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Yaquat | 73 | 2 | / |
| Yankuo | 73 | 2 | / |
| Yakwah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jakkua | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yakwad | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yakuop | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yaguai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yackwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yakwau | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jackua | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yakwea | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jakuay | 73 | 0 | / |
| Yotkuea | 67 | 60 | / |
| Yanghua | 67 | 14 | / |
| Jaikuea | 67 | 11 | / |
| Yodkuea | 67 | 10 | / |
| Yanguai | 67 | 9 | / |
| Jankuea | 67 | 7 | / |
| Jankuha | 67 | 3 | / |
| Yackway | 67 | 2 | / |
| Yankway | 67 | 2 | / |
| Yascuaz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yaquhat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yanguah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yaakwaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yankwah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yaguatt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yacouea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yangkuo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yodkuae | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yanguaj | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Yakua
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