Yakuan Surname
Approximately 26 people bear this surname
Yakuan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 22 | 1:370,624 | 48,900 |
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
Yakuan (1,423) may also be a first name.
Yakuan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yakuan Come From? nationality or country of origin
Yakuan is borne by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Yakuan? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 3,882,373rd most numerous family name globally, held by around 1 in 280,290,228 people. This last name is predominantly found in Oceania, where 85 percent of Yakuan reside; 85 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 85 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 206,897th most common first name at a global level. It is borne by 1,423 people.
Yakuan is most commonly used in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 22 people, or 1 in 370,624. In Papua New Guinea Yakuan is primarily found in: Enga, where 95 percent reside and West Sepik, where 5 percent reside. Beside Papua New Guinea this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 15 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yankuan | 92 | 25 | / |
| Yagkuan | 92 | 3 | / |
| Yakwuan | 92 | 1 | / |
| Yaakwuan | 86 | 7 | / |
| Yagkuang | 86 | 1 | / |
| Yakwuaan | 86 | 1 | / |
| Yankuahn | 86 | 1 | / |
| Yakwan | 83 | 96 | / |
| Yaguan | 83 | 19 | / |
| Yacuan | 83 | 4 | / |
| Jakuan | 83 | 3 | / |
| Yakuam | 83 | 1 | / |
| Yaquan | 83 | 1 | / |
| Yaakwan | 77 | 599 | / |
| Yagkuam | 77 | 11 | / |
| Jahkuan | 77 | 3 | / |
| Jackuan | 77 | 1 | / |
| Yakwane | 77 | 1 | / |
| Yakwang | 77 | 1 | / |
| Yancuan | 77 | 1 | / |
| Yookuan | 77 | 1 | / |
| Jakkuan | 77 | 1 | / |
| Yanghuan | 71 | 8 | / |
| Jaikuang | 71 | 7 | / |
| Jangkuan | 71 | 3 | / |
| Yangkwan | 71 | 2 | / |
| Yongkuan | 71 | 2 | / |
| Jiankuan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Yaguatin | 71 | 1 | / |
| Yagban | 67 | 36 | / |
| Jaguan | 67 | 25 | / |
| Jakwan | 67 | 22 | / |
| Jaquan | 67 | 6 | / |
| Yakwam | 67 | 5 | / |
| Eakwan | 67 | 2 | / |
| Yagwan | 67 | 2 | / |
| Yaquam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yaguanova | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yianghuan | 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 Yakuan
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