Yakua Surname

1,491,356th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 141 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Yakua Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yakua Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea981:83,20111,009
Nigeria361:4,920,632129,434
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

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

The last name Yakua has its highest incidence in Papua New Guinea. It may also appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Yakua? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,491,356th most numerous last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 51,684,723 people. The last name Yakua is predominantly found in Oceania, where 70 percent of Yakua live; 70 percent live in Oceania Islands and 70 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Yakua is also the 1,448,253rd most frequently occurring first name worldwide. It is borne by 48 people.

The last name Yakua is most frequently occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 98 people, or 1 in 83,201. In Papua New Guinea Yakua is most prevalent in: Hela, where 55 percent reside, East Sepik, where 23 percent reside and Morobe, where 9 percent reside. Excluding Papua New Guinea this last name exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 26 percent reside and Malaysia, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yakuha9132/
Yaakua9111/
Yankua912/
Yakwua911/
Yagkua911/
Yhakua911/
Yagkuay831/
Yankuah831/
Yagkuas831/
Ayiakua831/
Yagua801,754/
Yacua80556/
Yakwa80396/
Yakuo8068/
Jakua8052/
Yokua804/
Eakua802/
Yaqua801/
Jankua7390/
Yodkua7318/
Yaguaz7314/
Jaikua7312/
Yakwai7311/
Yaguay7310/
Yaagua738/
Yaakwa738/
Yacuas736/
Yaguat736/
Ajokua734/
Hyakwa732/
Yaquat732/
Yankuo732/
Yakwah731/
Jakkua731/
Yakwad731/
Yakuop731/
Yaguai731/
Yackwa731/
Yakwau731/
Jackua731/
Yakwea731/
Jakuay730/
Yotkuea6760/
Yanghua6714/
Jaikuea6711/
Yodkuea6710/
Yanguai679/
Jankuea677/
Jankuha673/
Yackway672/
Yankway672/
Yascuaz671/
Yaquhat671/
Yanguah671/
Yaakwaa671/
Yankwah671/
Yaguatt671/
Yacouea671/
Yangkuo671/
Yodkuae671/
Yanguaj671/

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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
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  • 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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