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

The surname 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 be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

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

This surname is the 10,920^th most frequently held family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 141,668 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 92 percent of Yak reside; 82 percent reside in East Africa and 82 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Yak is also the 53,637^th most commonly used first name on earth. It is borne by 12,168 people.

It is most frequently held in South Sudan, where it is carried by 41,217 people, or 1 in 277. Not including South Sudan this last name occurs in 77 countries. It is also common in Sudan, where 9 percent live and Kenya, where 2 percent live.

Yak Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Yak has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Yak last name expanded 761 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Yak Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Yak last name is predominantly Orthodox (76%) in Russia, Christian (100%) in Kenya and Catholic (40%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Yak surname are 28.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 75% 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.