Family name ياكو (Yaku 
, Yako 
, Yacco 
) , globally, is quite a common surname. The last name ياكو is habitual in Papua New Guinea, where it is quite a rare surname, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and South Africa. In absolute terms, it is commonest in Sub-Saharan Africa, particularly the Democratic Republic of the Congo, South Africa, and Nigeria. Also, ياكو is the forename as well as the last name.