Yaak Surname
Approximately 8,509 people bear this surname
Yaak Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Sudan | 8,455 | 1:1,350 | 273 |
| Malaysia | 23 | 1:1,282,358 | 54,976 |
| Kenya | 10 | 1:4,617,990 | 42,693 |
| Canada | 8 | 1:4,605,699 | 220,704 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| Sudan | 4 | 1:9,377,549 | 8,207 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Yaak (84) may also be a first name.
Yaak Demographics
Average Yaak Salary in
Canada
$15,154 CAD
Per year
Average Salary in
Canada
$49,683 CAD
Per year
Yaak Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yaak Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Yaak (Russian: Яак) is found most in South Sudan. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Yaak? popularity and diffusion
The surname Yaak is the 59,327th most prevalent surname globally, borne by around 1 in 856,452 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Yaak live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 99 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Yaak is also the 1,046,220th most numerous first name world-wide. It is borne by 84 people.
The surname Yaak is most frequently held in South Sudan, where it is borne by 8,455 people, or 1 in 1,350. Apart from South Sudan this last name occurs in 9 countries. It is also found in Malaysia, where 0 percent live and Kenya, where 0 percent live.
Yaak Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Yaak earn less than half the average income. In Canada they earn 69.5% less than the national average, earning $15,154 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yahak | 89 | 144 | / |
| Yaake | 89 | 19 | / |
| Ya'ak | 89 | 1 | / |
| Yak | 86 | 51,441 | / |
| Yake | 75 | 8,001 | / |
| Yakh | 75 | 3,020 | / |
| Yoak | 75 | 1,135 | / |
| Yack | 75 | 828 | / |
| Hyak | 75 | 232 | / |
| Yiak | 75 | 220 | / |
| Yakk | 75 | 78 | / |
| Jaak | 75 | 68 | / |
| Yaac | 75 | 17 | / |
| Yaag | 75 | 13 | / |
| Jyak | 75 | 5 | / |
| Yakx | 75 | 3 | / |
| Yazk | 75 | 2 | / |
| Yagk | 75 | 1 | / |
| Yayk | 75 | 1 | / |
| Yhak | 75 | 1 | / |
| Eaak | 75 | 1 | / |
| Yajk | 75 | 1 | / |
| Yakp | 75 | 1 | / |
| Yaakova | 73 | 17 | / |
| Yayık | 67 | 1,195 | / |
| Yahaq | 67 | 268 | / |
| Yakhe | 67 | 152 | / |
| Yacke | 67 | 125 | / |
| Aijak | 67 | 115 | / |
| Jahak | 67 | 110 | / |
| Yakkh | 67 | 97 | / |
| Aiyak | 67 | 96 | / |
| Jaaks | 67 | 56 | / |
| Yackx | 67 | 54 | / |
| Yahac | 67 | 42 | / |
| Yadke | 67 | 41 | / |
| Ayyak | 67 | 36 | / |
| Jyakh | 67 | 15 | / |
| Yakke | 67 | 11 | / |
| Yahuk | 67 | 11 | / |
| Hyack | 67 | 9 | / |
| Jaack | 67 | 6 | / |
| Yaagh | 67 | 6 | / |
| Yakht | 67 | 4 | / |
| Hyake | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ajjak | 67 | 4 | / |
| Jaake | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ijaak | 67 | 2 | / |
| Iahak | 67 | 2 | / |
| Yaskh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ajaek | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yassk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yauuk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yoack | 67 | 1 | / |
| Iaack | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yaaic | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ya'ac | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yaqkt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yatkg | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yhaik | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jaňak | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eiyak | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yagke | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yakhp | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yakhh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eaaks | 67 | 0 | / |
Yaak Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Yaak in the Russian language | ||
| Яак | aak | - |
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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 Yaak
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis