Yakany Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Egypt

Yakany Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yakany Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Yakany Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Yakany Come From? nationality or country of origin

Yakany is held by more people in Egypt than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Yakany.

How Common Is The Last Name Yakany? popularity and diffusion

The surname Yakany is the 8,193,072nd most widespread surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Yakany live; 80 percent live in North Africa and 80 percent live in Arabic North Africa.

It is most commonly used in Egypt, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 22,983,938. Excluding Egypt this last name is found in one country. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 20 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yakanyi9221/
Yakana831,309/
Yakani831,291/
Yakane83164/
Yakony8333/
Yakanh8327/
Yokany831/
Yakanna77557/
Yakhane77113/
Yatkani7772/
Yakangi7758/
Jakanyi7723/
Jakaniy7710/
Yakange7710/
Yakonyi778/
Yakkana778/
Yakhani777/
Hyakana775/
Yakonyo774/
Yakaina772/
Jaskany771/
Yakkane771/
Yakcana771/
Yaykani771/
Yakaini771/
Yakajni771/
Yakaana771/
Yakoniy771/
Yakanip771/
Yakanne771/
Jaikanyo7144/
Yaakanna715/
Yakkanna715/
Yatkonys714/
Yiakaine714/
Ayjakani711/
Aiyakana711/
Yahkhani711/
Yashkani711/
Yakhanoi711/
Yazkhani711/
Jakannyi711/
Yaakangi711/
Yakhanna711/
Aayakani711/
Ayyakani711/
Jakana673,676/
Jakani672,373/
Jakane67599/
Jakony67555/
Yokana67271/
Jakhainay67211/
Yokane67153/
Yakoni6766/
Yaskanich6756/
Yakona6742/
Yackanich6732/
Yakone6725/
Yackanech6721/
Yacani6717/
Yokani6715/
Yacana6710/
Aiyakanna671/
Yacony671/
Iakane671/
Iakana671/

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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 Yakany
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