Yack Surname

419,303rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 828 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Canada

Yack Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yack Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5481:661,42152,894
Canada941:391,97434,739
Philippines551:1,840,695114,828
Venezuela511:592,23710,648
Cameroon171:1,221,71073,195
Nigeria101:17,714,276277,641
Mauritania81:511,85818,608
Argentina71:6,106,202178,634
Papua New Guinea71:1,164,817109,517
France51:13,284,544357,392
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Guatemala31:5,360,8898,925
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
China21:683,660,78330,601
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States861:583,93839,464

Yack (453) may also be a first name.

Yack Last Name Facts

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

Yack (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻳﺎﻙ) is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of Yack click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yack? popularity and diffusion

It is the 419,303rd most frequently occurring family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 8,801,384 people. The surname Yack occurs mostly in The Americas, where 71 percent of Yack live; 63 percent live in North America and 62 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 401,726th most widespread given name in the world. It is borne by 453 people.

This surname is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 548 people, or 1 in 661,421. In The United States it is most frequent in: Utah, where 13 percent live, California, where 7 percent live and Illinois, where 6 percent live. Not including The United States this surname exists in 25 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 11 percent live and The Philippines, where 7 percent live.

Yack Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Yack has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Yack surname expanded 637 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Yack Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Yack surname are 20.52% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 67.29% registered with the political party.

The amount Yack earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 7.1% more than the national average, earning $46,213 USD per year and in Canada they earn 39.47% more than the national average, earning $69,292 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yacke89125/
Yackx8954/
Hyack899/
Yoack891/
Yak8651,441/
Yac868,170/
Yakcık803/
Yachke801/
Yassck801/
Yachkt800/
Jack75192,069/
Yaak758,509/
Yake758,001/
Yakh753,020/
Yock751,566/
Yoak751,135/
Hyak75232/
Yiak75220/
Iack7586/
Yakk7578/
Yaac7517/
Jyak755/
Hyac753/
Yakx753/
Yadc753/
Yazk752/
Yacc752/
Yhak751/
Yagk751/
Yajk751/
Yakp751/
Yayk751/
Jyac751/
Yackova736/
Yayık671,195/
Jacke671,110/
Jauck67405/
Yakhe67152/
Yahak67144/
Hiack67137/
Youck67135/
Yakkh6797/
Aiyak6796/
Iacks6788/
Ajock6780/
Yocke6772/
Jaick6749/
Yahac6742/
Yadke6741/
Ayyak6736/
Ijack6721/
Yaake6719/
Jyakh6715/
Yakke6711/
Yahuk6711/
Yağcı679/
Jaack676/
Yakht674/
Jeack674/
Hyake674/
Jackh673/
Jackc673/
Heack672/
Oyiac672/
Yagcı672/
Oyock672/
Yaskh671/
Jhack671/
Yassk671/
Yauuk671/
Yockh671/
Iaack671/
Hyock671/
Yaycı671/
Hyact671/
Jackq671/
Jaëck671/
Yaaic671/
Yakhh671/
Yakhp671/
Yagke671/
Eiyak671/
Aiyac671/
Jackk671/
Yhaik671/
Yatkg671/
Yaqkt671/
Ya'ac671/
Ya'ak671/

Yack Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Yack in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻳﺎﻙyak-

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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 Yack
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