Yukuba Surname
Approximately 29 people bear this surname
Yukuba Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 16 | 1:11,071,422 | 210,388 |
| India | 6 | 1:127,844,230 | 863,365 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
Yukuba (38) may also be a first name.
Yukuba Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yukuba Come From? nationality or country of origin
Yukuba (Russian: Юкуба) is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Yukuba? popularity and diffusion
It is the 3,665,662nd most commonly used surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 251,294,687 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 79 percent of Yukuba are found; 55 percent are found in West Africa and 55 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Yukuba is also the 1,662,754th most commonly held forename globally It is held by 38 people.
The last name Yukuba is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 16 people, or 1 in 11,071,422. In Nigeria Yukuba is primarily found in: Sokoto, where 31 percent are found, Zamfara, where 31 percent are found and Akwa Ibom, where 25 percent are found. Excluding Nigeria this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also found in India, where 21 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 14 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Youkouba | 86 | 13 | / |
| Yukubo | 83 | 21 | / |
| Yukubi | 83 | 1 | / |
| Jukuba | 83 | 1 | / |
| Yukubou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ojukuba | 77 | 1 | / |
| Yukhubi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Youcouba | 71 | 21 | / |
| Youkoubo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Jhukubai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Youkoubou | 67 | 4 | / |
| Yaoucouba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jukubo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jucuba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jukoba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yaoukoubi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yukobi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yaoukoubou | 63 | 1 | / |
| Jukubie | 62 | 1 | / |
| Ojukubo | 62 | 1 | / |
| Youcoubou | 53 | 10 | / |
| Jokoba | 50 | 3 | / |
| Eokube | 50 | 1 | / |
Yukuba Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Yukuba in the Russian language | ||
| Юкуба | ukuba | - |
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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 Yukuba
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