Yaghan Surname
Approximately 1,268 people bear this surname
Yaghan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yemen | 925 | 1:28,568 | 2,744 |
| Jordan | 201 | 1:43,992 | 4,701 |
| Palestine | 109 | 1:41,733 | 4,721 |
| United States | 12 | 1:30,204,911 | 765,334 |
| Iran | 11 | 1:6,980,229 | 145,986 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
Yaghan (13) may also be a first name.
Yaghan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yaghan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Yaghan is more commonly found in Yemen than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Yaghan.
How Common Is The Last Name Yaghan? popularity and diffusion
Yaghan is the 299,919th most frequent family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 5,747,276 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Yaghan live; 98 percent live in West Asia and 73 percent live in Arabian Peninsula. Yaghan is also the 3,159,357th most prevalent forename on earth, borne by 13 people.
It is most frequent in Yemen, where it is borne by 925 people, or 1 in 28,568. In Yemen Yaghan is mostly found in: Al Hudaydah Governorate, where 67 percent reside, Hajjah Governorate, where 27 percent reside and Sana'a Governorate, where 6 percent reside. Barring Yemen this surname exists in 10 countries. It is also common in Jordan, where 16 percent reside and Palestine, where 9 percent reside.
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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 Yaghan
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