Yacks Surname

828,895th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 334 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Uruguay

Yacks Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yacks Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2021:1,794,351117,764
Uruguay681:50,4675,617
Canada451:818,79163,991
Papua New Guinea91:905,96994,851
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Yacks (21) may also be a first name.

Yacks Last Name Facts

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

The surname Yacks is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yacks? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 828,895th most common surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 21,819,000 people. Yacks is primarily found in The Americas, where 95 percent of Yacks are found; 74 percent are found in North America and 74 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Yacks is also the 2,368,944th most commonly used given name globally. It is borne by 21 people.

The last name is most common in The United States, where it is carried by 202 people, or 1 in 1,794,351. In The United States it is most common in: Michigan, where 44 percent are found, Ohio, where 9 percent are found and Tennessee, where 7 percent are found. Beside The United States Yacks exists in 8 countries. It is also common in Uruguay, where 20 percent are found and Canada, where 13 percent are found.

Yacks Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Yacks has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 5,050 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Yacks Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Yacks surname are 5.23% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 58.46% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Yacks earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 12.01% more than the national average, earning $48,332 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.14% less than the national average, earning $43,153 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yackes9115/
Yaks89465/
Jacks8011,775/
Yakes80587/
Yakse80189/
Yocks8095/
Iacks8088/
Yaksh8086/
Yackx8054/
Yoaks804/
Yachs801/
Yaaks800/
Jaacks73749/
Jaicks73119/
Yakesh7396/
Jackse7348/
Yakshe7332/
Yakhsh7321/
Jackst739/
Heacks737/
Yackez735/
Yaksch735/
Jeacks732/
Yakhes731/
Jacksh731/
Jack's731/
Iackes731/
Jaks67683/
Yakesse67438/
Jacksch67211/
Yacques67144/
Yoks67102/
Yaksova6711/
Yakz674/
Yakx673/
Iaks673/
Eacs673/
Yags672/
Hyattcs671/

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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 Yacks
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