Yuaka Surname

3,730,171st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 28 people bear this surname

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

Yuaka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yuaka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea201:407,68653,132
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567

Yuaka (14) may also be a first name.

Yuaka Last Name Facts

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

The surname Yuaka is borne by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Yuaka.

How Common Is The Last Name Yuaka? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,730,171st most frequent last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 260,269,497 people. This surname occurs mostly in Oceania, where 86 percent of Yuaka reside; 86 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 86 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 3,024,661st most widespread forename internationally. It is borne by 14 people.

The last name is most numerous in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 20 people, or 1 in 407,686. In Papua New Guinea it is most common in: Chimbu, where 100 percent live. Besides Papua New Guinea this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 14 percent live and Nigeria, where 14 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yuakaa911/
Hyuakaa834/
Yuoka80178/
Yuaca8013/
Yuake8012/
Iuaka801/
Yuaki801/
Yuoska739/
Jouaka738/
Yuakis734/
Ehuaka731/
Yuakit731/
Yuakyo731/
Yahuaca67590/
Yuacker671/
Yauhaca671/
Jauakais621/
Yuaco601/
Iuaki601/
Yuoiko557/
Juhaca551/
Yuoyko551/
Jouake551/
Jouako551/
Jouoka551/
Juhaki551/
Yuachi551/
Yuhayco5041/
Juhokas5017/
Jouokap507/
Jiuaica501/
Jouakeu501/

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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 Yuaka
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis