Yakant Surname
Approximately 275 people bear this surname
Yakant Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 243 | 1:3,156,648 | 92,962 |
| Thailand | 23 | 1:3,071,232 | 294,953 |
| Zimbabwe | 9 | 1:1,715,360 | 84,476 |
Yakant (567) may also be a first name.
Yakant Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yakant Come From? nationality or country of origin
Yakant (Hindi: यकान्त, Marathi: यकंट) is held by more people in India than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Yakant? popularity and diffusion
The last name Yakant is the 950,707th most commonly occurring family name globally, held by around 1 in 26,500,167 people. The last name Yakant is predominantly found in Asia, where 97 percent of Yakant live; 88 percent live in South Asia and 88 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Yakant is also the 352,372nd most frequently held first name world-wide, borne by 567 people.
Yakant is most commonly held in India, where it is carried by 243 people, or 1 in 3,156,648. In India Yakant is primarily found in: Gujarat, where 93 percent live, Tamil Nadu, where 5 percent live and Uttar Pradesh, where 1 percent live. Barring India Yakant exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Thailand, where 8 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 3 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yakante | 92 | 1 | / |
| Yakannt | 92 | 1 | / |
| Yakanth | 92 | 1 | / |
| Yakkant | 92 | 1 | / |
| Yaakanth | 86 | 1 | / |
| Yakkante | 86 | 1 | / |
| Yakont | 83 | 32 | / |
| Jakant | 83 | 3 | / |
| Yacante | 77 | 1,863 | / |
| Yakhont | 77 | 196 | / |
| Jaykant | 77 | 14 | / |
| Jaikant | 77 | 10 | / |
| Jakkant | 77 | 1 | / |
| Yacaint | 77 | 1 | / |
| Yakhantova | 75 | 19 | / |
| Jaikanth | 71 | 15 | / |
| Ojhakant | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hyacanth | 71 | 1 | / |
| Yacand | 67 | 4 | / |
| Jakont | 67 | 3 | / |
| Jakand | 67 | 2 | / |
| Yacont | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hyacainth | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jacant | 67 | 0 | / |
| Eakand | 67 | 0 | / |
Yakant Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Yakant in the Hindi language | ||
| यकान्त | yakanta | - |
| Yakant in the Marathi language | ||
| यकंट | yakanta | 93.75 |
| यंकट | yankata | 6.25 |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Yakant
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