Yakuwa Surname

103,330th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,552 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Yakuwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yakuwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan4,4481:28,7422,872
Uganda281:1,394,26052,673
Brazil271:7,928,679178,836
Nigeria231:7,701,859170,290
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Papua New Guinea61:1,358,953118,663
Cameroon51:4,153,814129,697
China21:683,660,78330,601
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Yakuwa (114) may also be a first name.

Yakuwa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Yakuwa is borne by more people in Japan than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yakuwa? popularity and diffusion

The last name Yakuwa is the 103,330th most frequent last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 1,600,955 people. The last name Yakuwa occurs predominantly in Asia, where 98 percent of Yakuwa are found; 98 percent are found in East Asia and 98 percent are found in Nippono-Asia. It is also the 877,214th most commonly used given name at a global level. It is borne by 114 people.

The surname Yakuwa is most frequently occurring in Japan, where it is borne by 4,448 people, or 1 in 28,742. In Japan it is most common in: Yamagata Prefecture, where 36 percent are found, Tokyo Metropolis, where 13 percent are found and Kanagawa Prefecture, where 12 percent are found. Aside from Japan this last name occurs in 12 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 1 percent are found and Brazil, where 1 percent are found.

Yakuwa Last Name Statistics demography

Yakuwa earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 45.83% less than the national average, earning $23,375 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yakouwa923/
Hyakuwa921/
Yakuwe837/
Yokuwa835/
Yakiwa834/
Yakuva834/
Jakuwa831/
Yakueva778/
Jakkuwa774/
Yakuuba771/
Yakusua771/
Yakubay771/
Yakcouba712/
Yajkouba712/
Yahkouba711/
Yakushva711/
Yokuva6734/
Yacuba6729/
Jakuva675/
Yakowo674/
Yakiwo673/
Yokuba672/
Jakuwe672/
Yakowe672/
Jakiwa671/
Yakowi671/
Yakiva671/
Jakuwo671/

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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 Yakuwa
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