Yakh Surname

146,738th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,020 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Yakh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yakh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran2,7851:27,5703,379
Ukraine1831:248,75832,662
Russia421:3,431,501177,080
Pakistan31:59,547,962132,569
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Yakh (203) may also be a first name.

Yakh Last Name Facts

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

Yakh (Hindi: यख, Russian: Ях) occurs in Iran more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Yakh? popularity and diffusion

The last name Yakh is the 146,738th most frequent last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 2,413,095 people. This surname is primarily found in Asia, where 93 percent of Yakh live; 92 percent live in South Asia and 92 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Yakh is also the 635,584th most frequently held first name worldwide, held by 203 people.

This last name is most frequently used in Iran, where it is carried by 2,785 people, or 1 in 27,570. In Iran Yakh is most frequent in: Qazvin Province, where 42 percent live, Alborz Province, where 15 percent live and Tehran Province, where 14 percent live. Barring Iran Yakh exists in 10 countries. It is also common in Ukraine, where 6 percent live and Russia, where 1 percent live.

Yakh Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is chiefly Orthodox (63%) in Ukraine.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yakhe89152/
Yakkh8997/
Jyakh8915/
Yakht894/
Yaskh891/
Yakhh891/
Yakhp891/
Yak8651,441/
Yashkh80162/
Yakhsh8021/
Yaksch805/
Yakhch801/
Yoakkh801/
Yaak758,509/
Yake758,001/
Yoak751,135/
Jakh75954/
Yack75828/
Yach75632/
Hyak75232/
Yiak75220/
Yakk7578/
Yagh7561/
Yaqh7525/
Yokh757/
Yahg756/
Jyak755/
Yakx753/
Yazk752/
Yayk751/
Yhak751/
Yaxh751/
Yahj751/
Yagk751/
Yajk751/
Yakp751/
Yahq751/
Yahx751/
Eakh751/
Yakhova7353/
Yache671,339/
Yayık671,195/
Yahaq67268/
Jhakh67230/
Yahak67144/
Yacke67125/
Aiyak6796/
Hyagh6767/
Yackx6754/
Yatch6750/
Yahac6742/
Yadke6741/
Ayyak6736/
Yacht6734/
Jazkh6733/
Yaake6719/
Yaïch6714/
Jakhe6712/
Yakke6711/
Yahuk6711/
Jaikh6710/
Hyack679/
Yachh678/
Yaagh676/
Yookh675/
Hyake674/
Jahkh674/
Jackh673/
Yokhe673/
Jakch673/
Yahaj673/
Yiach672/
Jakhz672/
Jakph672/
Jeakh671/
Yassk671/
Yauuk671/
Yoack671/
Yockh671/
Yahdq671/
Yahhe671/
Hyokh671/
Ijakh671/
Jaykh671/
Jaukh671/
Yoach671/
Yaach671/
Yashq671/
Yahch671/
Yaijh671/
Yagke671/
Yhaqh671/
Eiyak671/
Ehakh671/
Yachs671/
Yhaik671/
Yokch671/
Yatkg671/
Yaych671/
Yaqkt671/
Ya'ak671/

Yakh Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Yakh in the Hindi language
यखyakha-
Yakh in the Russian language
Яхah-

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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 Yakh
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