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
The surname Yakuan is found in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Yakuan? popularity and diffusion
The surname Yakuan is the 3,882,373rd most commonly used surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 280,290,228 people. The surname is primarily found in Oceania, where 85 percent of Yakuan live; 85 percent live in Oceania Islands and 85 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Yakuan is also the 206,897th most frequent first name throughout the world. It is borne by 1,423 people.
The last name is most frequently held in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 22 people, or 1 in 370,624. In Papua New Guinea it is most prevalent in: Enga, where 95 percent are found and West Sepik, where 5 percent are found. Not including Papua New Guinea this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in Nigeria, where 15 percent are found.
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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