Yakura Surname

486,864th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 682 people bear this surname

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

Yakura Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yakura Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria4871:363,74319,486
United States741:4,898,094251,818
Papua New Guinea601:135,89518,658
Canada361:1,023,48976,466
Japan91:14,204,92146,388
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
France11:66,422,722504,397
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459

Yakura (3,250) may also be a first name.

Yakura Last Name Facts

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

The last name Yakura (Hindi: याकूरा, Russian: Якура) is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Yakura? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 486,864th most frequently occurring surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 10,685,551 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 72 percent of Yakura reside; 71 percent reside in West Africa and 71 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 125,700th most numerous forename at a global level, borne by 3,250 people.

The surname is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 487 people, or 1 in 363,743. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Borno, where 50 percent reside, Katsina, where 16 percent reside and Benue, where 11 percent reside. Outside of Nigeria it occurs in 12 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 11 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 9 percent reside.

Yakura Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Yakura last name is chiefly Muslim (95%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those bearing the Yakura surname are 16.39% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 63.16% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Yakura earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 5.52% more than the national average, earning $45,532 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.28% more than the national average, earning $54,295 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yakoura92154/
Yakhura9265/
Yaakura924/
Yaukurah8616/
Yokura83510/
Yakira83151/
Yakuri83125/
Yacura8386/
Yakuro8326/
Yakure8317/
Jakura8315/
Yakora8313/
Yakurj833/
Yakhourat801/
Yaoukoura801/
Jakhura77448/
Yokoura77124/
Jackura7747/
Yackira7715/
Yakhira7715/
Yakouri779/
Yaquira776/
Yakouro776/
Yacoura774/
Hyakuri773/
Yakoure773/
Giakura771/
Iakurai771/
Yaskure771/
Yakorai771/
Yatkuri771/
Jakuras771/
Yacuira771/
Yahkira771/
Jakkura771/
Jakurai771/
Yakourou7153/
Yakurije717/
Yaskuroh716/
Jakkurat715/
Jyakirah711/
Yakoroha711/
Yachkuri711/
Jhakutra711/
Jakkuraj711/
Yakoro67937/
Jakira67305/
Jacura67118/
Jokura6738/
Yakori6726/
Yakore6724/
Jakure6716/
Yokora6716/
Jakuri6712/
Yachkouri6710/
Jakkhurea678/
Yacure672/
Yokuri672/
Yakiro672/
Jakora672/
Yaqira671/
Yacuri671/
Eakuri671/
Yocura671/
Jakuro671/
Jakkhurat671/
Yokure671/
Yacuro671/

Yakura Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Yakura in the Hindi language
याकूराyakura-
Yakura in the Russian language
Якураakura-

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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 Yakura
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