Yakis Surname

1,558,593rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 132 people bear this surname

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

Yakis Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yakis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States511:7,107,038327,397
Papua New Guinea211:388,27250,829
Nigeria201:8,857,138186,571
Malaysia131:2,268,78789,138
Russia111:13,102,096377,010
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
England21:27,859,030389,889
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

The alternate forms: Yakiş (366) are calculated separately.

Yakis (102) may also be a first name.

Yakis Last Name Facts

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

The last name Yakis (Hindi: याकीस, Russian: Якис) is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant: Yakiş. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yakis? popularity and diffusion

The surname Yakis is the 1,558,593rd most common surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 55,208,681 people. The last name Yakis occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 39 percent of Yakis reside; 39 percent reside in North America and 39 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Yakis is also the 935,178th most frequent first name on earth. It is borne by 102 people.

The last name is most widespread in The United States, where it is borne by 51 people, or 1 in 7,107,038. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Oregon, where 53 percent live, Connecticut, where 24 percent live and Arizona, where 8 percent live. Excluding The United States this last name exists in 11 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 16 percent live and Nigeria, where 15 percent live.

Yakis Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Yakis has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Yakis surname increased 5,100 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Yakis Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Yakis last name are 16% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 69.23% being registered with the political party.

Yakis earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 25.76% more than the national average, earning $54,264 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yakiş93366/
Yakish91163/
Yiakis9112/
Yakais916/
Yakios916/
Yakise915/
Yakiss911/
Yakois911/
Yackish8312/
Yakisch832/
Yakaise831/
Yakhish831/
Yakes80587/
Jakis8099/
Yacis802/
Iakis802/
Yackisch775/
Yakisova772/
Giakis73119/
Yakesh7396/
Jakisz7330/
Yokois7318/
Yackes7315/
Jackis7314/
Jakish7312/
Yokios738/
Yakysh738/
Yokish735/
Yodkis734/
Yaquis734/
Jakies733/
Jakkis732/
Jakios732/
Yokais732/
Yakhes731/
Ajokis731/
Yadqis731/
Jakuis731/
Jaikis731/
Jakisch67499/
Yakesse67438/
Yakesch6750/
Yaskich6734/
Jackies6713/
Jakiesz6712/
Jackish6712/
Yakheds678/
Yakiche676/
Yotkois675/
Yaakesh673/
Yaachis673/
Iakisch673/
Jaickis672/
Yakhyts672/
Jakishe671/
Giaakis671/
Jackise671/
Jakhish671/
Jakkist671/
Yackich670/

Yakis Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Yakis in the Hindi language
याकीसyakisa50
याकिसyakisa50
Yakis in the Russian language
Якисakis-

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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
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  • 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 Yakis
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