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

Yaka (Arabic: ياقا, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻳﺎﻙ, Hindi: यक, Marathi: यका, Russian: Яка, Tibetan: ཡ་ཀ།) is found in Turkey more than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

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

This surname is the 26,712^th most common last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 362,258 people. Yaka is predominantly found in Africa, where 54 percent of Yaka live; 29 percent live in West Africa and 23 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Yaka is also the 72,063^rd most commonly held first name world-wide. It is borne by 7,840 people.

The surname is most frequent in Turkey, where it is held by 3,802 people, or 1 in 20,469. In Turkey it is mostly found in: Istanbul Province, where 17 percent reside, Antalya Province, where 10 percent reside and Izmir Province, where 9 percent reside. Outside of Turkey this last name is found in 71 countries. It is also common in India, where 13 percent reside and Togo, where 11 percent reside.

Yaka Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Yaka has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Yaka surname increased 1,200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Yaka Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those bearing the Yaka surname are 8.67% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 61.9% registered with the party.

The amount Yaka earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 30.43% more than the national average, earning S/. 25,283 per year; in South Africa they earn 48.18% less than the national average, earning R 123,144 per year and in United States they earn 7.23% more than the national average, earning $46,269 USD per year.