Yakuk Surname

3,017,195th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 42 people bear this surname

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

Yakuk Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yakuk Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria251:7,085,710162,099
Papua New Guinea71:1,164,817109,517
India61:127,844,230863,365
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Yakuk (82) may also be a first name.

Yakuk Last Name Facts

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

Yakuk (Hindi: याकूक, Marathi: याकुक, Russian: Якук) is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yakuk? popularity and diffusion

Yakuk is the 3,017,195th most frequently held surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 173,512,998 people. The last name Yakuk is mostly found in Africa, where 60 percent of Yakuk live; 60 percent live in West Africa and 60 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,060,447th most commonly used first name on earth, borne by 82 people.

This last name is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 25 people, or 1 in 7,085,710. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Plateau, where 56 percent reside, Kano, where 36 percent reside and Kaduna, where 4 percent reside. Without taking into account Nigeria Yakuk exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 17 percent reside and India, where 14 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yakouk912/
Yakkuk911/
Yatkhuk832/
Yacuk80109/
Yakok8088/
Yakuc8021/
Yakuq8011/
Jakuk809/
Iakuk804/
Yackuuck771/
Yagkug73474/
Yacukz7316/
Oyokuk734/
Yakugh734/
Yackug731/
Hyokuk731/
Jatkuk731/
Yakhok731/
Jeakuk731/
Yakoug731/
Yatcuk731/
Yashchkuk711/
Yakough67177/
Yaakugh6798/
Yashcuk671/
Iakusck671/
Yagkeug671/

Yakuk Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Yakuk in the Marathi language
याकुकyakuka83.33
याकूकyakuka16.67
Yakuk in the Hindi language
याकूकyakuka50
याकुकyakuka33.33
याकूक्yakuk16.67
Yakuk in the Russian language
Якукakuk-

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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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  • 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 Yakuk
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