Yauku Surname

4,116,508th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23 people bear this surname

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

Yauku Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yauku Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea201:407,68653,132
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Yauku Last Name Facts

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

Yauku is found in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yauku? popularity and diffusion

Yauku is the 4,116,508th most widespread last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 316,849,822 people. The surname Yauku is primarily found in Oceania, where 96 percent of Yauku are found; 96 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 96 percent are found in Papuan Oceania.

It is most common in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 20 people, or 1 in 407,686. In Papua New Guinea it is mostly concentrated in: West Sepik, where 95 percent reside and Madang, where 5 percent reside. Beside Papua New Guinea this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 9 percent reside and Nigeria, where 4 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yahuku911/
Yaukeu911/
Yaoukou831/
Yaushku831/
Youku80108/
Yaoku8052/
Youkou732,900/
Youkeu7312/
Youkui737/
Youhku731/
Youtkus6712/
Youkhou671/
Youkkou671/
Youekou671/
Youckeu671/
Hyoukou671/
Iauckuch621/
Youcou5530/
Johuku557/
Yaocui551/
Youcheu5050/
Jouokou501/
Johusku500/

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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
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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 Yauku
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