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Where Does The Last Name Yak Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Yak (Arabic: لياك, Bengali: য়াক, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻳﺎﻙ, Hindi: याक, Marathi: यक, Oriya: ାୟକ, Russian: Як, Tibetan: ཡག་) is found most frequently in South Sudan. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Yak.

How Common Is The Last Name Yak? ^{popularity and diffusion}

Yak is the 10,920^th most common surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 141,668 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 92 percent of Yak are found; 82 percent are found in East Africa and 82 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 53,637^th most prevalent first name at a global level, held by 12,168 people.

It is most frequent in South Sudan, where it is carried by 41,217 people, or 1 in 277. Beside South Sudan it occurs in 77 countries. It also occurs in Sudan, where 9 percent reside and Kenya, where 2 percent reside.

Yak Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Yak has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Yak surname grew 761 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Yak Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Yak surname is principally Orthodox (76%) in Russia, Christian (100%) in Kenya and Catholic (40%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Yak last name are 28.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 75% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Yak earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 24.68% less than the national average, earning $32,498 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.88% less than the national average, earning $47,755 CAD per year.