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
Yaak Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Yaak Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yaak Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Yaak (Russian: Яак) occurs more in South Sudan more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Yaak? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 59,327th most commonly occurring surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 856,452 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Yaak reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 99 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Yaak is also the 1,046,220th most prevalent first name in the world, held by 84 people.
The last name Yaak is most widely held in South Sudan, where it is held by 8,455 people, or 1 in 1,350. Apart from South Sudan this surname is found in 9 countries. It also occurs in Malaysia, where 0 percent live and Kenya, where 0 percent live.
Yaak Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence 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
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