177.67 ^cm

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་) occurs more in South Sudan more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

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

The surname is the 10,920^th most numerous surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 141,668 people. The surname Yak occurs mostly 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 frequently used first name in the world. It is borne by 12,168 people.

This surname is most commonly held in South Sudan, where it is borne by 41,217 people, or 1 in 277. Not including South Sudan it is found in 77 countries. It is also common in Sudan, where 9 percent reside and Kenya, where 2 percent reside.

Yak Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Yak has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Yak surname expanded 761 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Yak Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Yak surname is principally 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 Republicans than The US average, with 75% registered to vote for the 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.