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
Average Yakan Salary in
United States
$33,172 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Yakan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yakan Come From? nationality or country of origin
Yakan (Hindi: याकान, Marathi: यकां, Oriya: ୟାକାନ, Russian: Якан) is found in Turkey more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Yakan? popularity and diffusion
It is the 60,156th most numerous last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 869,739 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 55 percent of Yakan reside; 49 percent reside in West Asia and 46 percent reside in Anatolia and Highlands. It is also the 257,954th most frequent first name internationally It is held by 976 people.
The last name Yakan is most frequently occurring in Turkey, where it is carried by 4,363 people, or 1 in 17,837. In Turkey it is mostly found in: Adiyaman Province, where 13 percent are found, Istanbul Province, where 13 percent are found and Sanliurfa Province, where 12 percent are found. Not including Turkey this last name exists 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 devotion of those bearing the Yakan surname is predominantly 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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