Yakas Surname

482,070th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 691 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Yakas Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yakas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea2631:31,0033,561
New Zealand1311:34,5675,960
United States1071:3,387,467192,132
Australia521:519,14839,018
Argentina301:1,424,78080,162
Turkey221:3,537,33793,247
Russia181:8,006,836292,169
India161:47,941,586492,263
Indonesia121:11,020,766390,383
England91:6,190,895170,599
Ukraine81:5,690,337241,823
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
Greece51:2,215,95891,893
Belarus31:3,167,020121,664
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

Yakas (219) may also be a first name.

Yakas Last Name Facts

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

The surname Yakas (Marathi: याकस, Russian: Якас) is found in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Yakas? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 482,070th most widespread surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 10,546,376 people. The last name occurs mostly in Oceania, where 66 percent of Yakas are found; 40 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 40 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. Yakas is also the 609,814th most commonly held first name internationally. It is borne by 219 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 263 people, or 1 in 31,003. In Papua New Guinea it is primarily found in: Enga, where 38 percent are found, East Sepik, where 36 percent are found and Madang, where 10 percent are found. Outside of Papua New Guinea this surname occurs in 21 countries. It is also found in New Zealand, where 19 percent are found and The United States, where 15 percent are found.

Yakas Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Yakas surname are 19.18% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 72.41% registered with the party.

Yakas earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 8.06% more than the national average, earning $46,628 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yakaus91199/
Yakash9196/
Yiakas9125/
Yakase917/
Yakais916/
Yakats911/
Yakkas911/
Yakahs911/
Yakasız83250/
Yakaise831/
Yakhats831/
Jakas801,392/
Yacas80536/
Yakos80307/
Yakaç80128/
Yokas8086/
Iakas801/
Yakasova7779/
Ayyakash771/
Yakhashe771/
Giakas73326/
Yakose7382/
Jakaus7335/
Yakots7315/
Yiakos7312/
Jaikas7311/
Yiacas739/
Jhakas737/
Joykas736/
Jackas735/
Yoskas734/
Jakase733/
Yakous732/
Yaacos732/
Jakhas732/
Yaykos732/
Yokais732/
Eakeas731/
Yodkas731/
Yockas731/
Yaccas731/
Yacast731/
Yakois731/
Yokase731/
Yaakos731/
Yookas731/
Yackos731/
Yakoos731/
Jiakas731/
Yascas731/
Giagkas67138/
Jakhash6712/
Giakkas6711/
Yakhosh677/
Jakkasd674/
Yiokkas673/
Jhaukas673/
Jakashe672/
Yakouss671/
Yakoshe671/
Yakhous671/
Ojhakas671/
Jackass671/
Iaakeas671/
Jauskas671/
Yahcasz671/
Jaikash671/
Joykash671/
Jhakaas671/
Jhakash671/

Yakas Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Yakas in the Marathi language
याकसyakasa-
Yakas in the Russian language
Якасakas-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Yakas
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