Yakan Surname
Approximately 8,379 people bear this surname
Yakan Surname User-submission:
The Yakan surname means 'burning' in Turkish.
Yakan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 4,363 | 1:17,837 | 2,148 |
| Cameroon | 1,325 | 1:15,675 | 2,139 |
| Egypt | 1,159 | 1:79,323 | 7,119 |
| Uganda | 348 | 1:112,182 | 10,900 |
| Japan | 335 | 1:381,625 | 12,574 |
| Saudi Arabia | 199 | 1:155,054 | 22,057 |
| France | 182 | 1:364,960 | 54,499 |
| Papua New Guinea | 92 | 1:88,627 | 11,768 |
| Thailand | 60 | 1:1,177,306 | 172,517 |
| India | 49 | 1:15,654,396 | 253,566 |
| Iran | 46 | 1:1,669,185 | 63,826 |
| United Arab Emirates | 30 | 1:305,409 | 20,323 |
| Philippines | 29 | 1:3,490,973 | 149,374 |
| Ivory Coast | 21 | 1:1,098,630 | 25,989 |
| United States | 19 | 1:19,076,786 | 604,894 |
| England | 16 | 1:3,482,379 | 114,324 |
| Australia | 13 | 1:2,076,592 | 93,242 |
| Lebanon | 13 | 1:433,622 | 11,952 |
| Afghanistan | 11 | 1:2,923,017 | 17,932 |
| Indonesia | 10 | 1:13,224,919 | 434,432 |
| Kenya | 9 | 1:5,131,100 | 45,516 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Germany | 7 | 1:11,500,780 | 305,602 |
| Togo | 4 | 1:1,811,942 | 8,122 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| Canada | 3 | 1:12,281,864 | 364,614 |
| Syria | 3 | 1:6,433,674 | 16,197 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Northern Cyprus | 1 | 1:319,011 | 10,202 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
Yakan (976) may also be a first name.
Yakan Surname Meaning
Yakan Demographics
Yakan Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Yakan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yakan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Yakan (Hindi: याकान, Marathi: यकां, Oriya: ୟାକାନ, Russian: Якан) is more frequently found in Turkey than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Yakan? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 60,156th most frequently held family name globally, held by around 1 in 869,739 people. The last name Yakan is predominantly found in Asia, where 55 percent of Yakan live; 49 percent live in West Asia and 46 percent live in Anatolia and Highlands. Yakan is also the 257,954th most commonly occurring forename internationally. It is borne by 976 people.
This last name is most commonly held in Turkey, where it is held by 4,363 people, or 1 in 17,837. In Turkey it is primarily concentrated in: Adiyaman Province, where 13 percent are found, Istanbul Province, where 13 percent are found and Sanliurfa Province, where 12 percent are found. Barring Turkey this surname is found in 41 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 16 percent are found and Egypt, where 14 percent are found.
Yakan Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Yakan last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Yakan earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 23.12% less than the national average, earning $33,172 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Yakan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Yakan in the Oriya language | ||
| ୟାକାନ | yakana | - |
| Yakan in the Marathi language | ||
| यकां | yakam | 60 |
| याकान | yakana | 20 |
| याकन | yakana | 20 |
| Yakan in the Hindi language | ||
| याकान | yakana | 50 |
| यकान | yakana | 50 |
| Yakan in the Russian language | ||
| Якан | akan | - |
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Footnotes
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