Youkouba Surname
Approximately 13 people bear this surname
Youkouba Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 10 | 1:1,919,202 | 37,248 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
Youkouba (18) may also be a first name.
Youkouba Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Youkouba Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Youkouba is carried by more people in Niger than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Youkouba? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 5,391,485th most commonly occurring surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 560,580,455 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Youkouba are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 85 percent are found in Chadic Africa. Youkouba is also the 2,608,198th most commonly used given name in the world, borne by 18 people.
The last name is most frequently held in Niger, where it is borne by 10 people, or 1 in 1,919,202. In Niger Youkouba is mostly concentrated in: Maradi Region, where 70 percent live, Niamey Capital District, where 10 percent live and Tillabéri Region, where 10 percent live. Besides Niger Youkouba is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 15 percent live and The Ivory Coast, where 8 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Youcouba | 88 | 21 | / |
| Youkoubo | 88 | 1 | / |
| Yukuba | 86 | 29 | / |
| Youkoubou | 82 | 4 | / |
| Yaoucouba | 82 | 1 | / |
| Yaoukoubi | 82 | 1 | / |
| Ojukuba | 80 | 1 | / |
| Yaoukoubou | 78 | 1 | / |
| Yaocouba | 75 | 2 | / |
| Yushkoba | 75 | 1 | / |
| Yukubo | 71 | 21 | / |
| Youcoubou | 71 | 10 | / |
| Jokoba | 71 | 3 | / |
| Jukuba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Yukaba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Jukoba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Yaocuba | 67 | 8 | / |
| Ojukubo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ijokoba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Youkovo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jhukubai | 63 | 1 | / |
| Jokobo | 57 | 6 | / |
| Jukubo | 57 | 1 | / |
| Yukabo | 57 | 1 | / |
| Jucuba | 57 | 1 | / |
| Jocoba | 57 | 0 | / |
| Yucabas | 53 | 84 | / |
| Ajokobo | 53 | 4 | / |
| Yucabaş | 53 | 1 | / |
| Jockobo | 53 | 1 | / |
| Jhukabai | 50 | 1 | / |
| Jokojibo | 50 | 1 | / |
| Yukhaiva | 50 | 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
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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 Youkouba
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