Yakhnes Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Israel

Yakhnes Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yakhnes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine51:9,104,539300,808
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Yakhnes Last Name Facts

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

The last name Yakhnes (Russian: Яхнес) occurs in Ukraine more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yakhnes? popularity and diffusion

The surname Yakhnes is the 6,063,924th most prevalent family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 728,754,592 people. The last name Yakhnes occurs predominantly in Europe, where 80 percent of Yakhnes live; 80 percent live in Eastern Europe and 80 percent live in East Slavic Europe.

The last name Yakhnes is most frequent in Ukraine, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 9,104,539. In Ukraine Yakhnes is mostly concentrated in: Zaporizhia Oblast, where 80 percent reside and Volyn Oblast, where 20 percent reside. Other than Ukraine it occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 20 percent reside and Belarus, where 10 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yakhne922/
Yakhnis86139/
Yachnes8666/
Yakhney8645/
Yakhnys8623/
Yakhnei8614/
Yakhneh863/
Yakne834/
Yackness803/
Yachness801/
Yakhni77511/
Yakene7757/
Yaknee771/
Yakhna771/
Yakner771/
Yakhny771/
Yakhnyi7174/
Yachnis7121/
Iakhnis718/
Yakhniy713/
Jacknes712/
Yakenne711/
Yahknis711/
Yakhnisova711/
Jakneys710/
Yakhnych67120/
Yakni6779/
Jackness6744/
Yakhnich6741/
Yokne6721/
Yakna6714/
Yacne677/
Jakne673/
Aiyakene671/
Yachnetz671/

Yakhnes Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Yakhnes in the Russian language
Яхнесahnes-

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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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  • 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 Yakhnes
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