Yakiv Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Russia

Yakiv Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yakiv Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia81:18,015,382436,635
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Yakiv (194) may also be a first name.

Yakiv Last Name Facts

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

The last name Yakiv (Hindi: याकिव, Russian: Якив) occurs in Russia more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Yakiv? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 5,812,366th most widely held surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 662,504,174 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 82 percent of Yakiv live; 73 percent live in Eastern Europe and 73 percent live in East Slavic Europe. Yakiv is also the 651,944th most commonly used first name worldwide, held by 194 people.

The surname Yakiv is most numerous in Russia, where it is held by 8 people, or 1 in 18,015,382. In Russia it is most prevalent in: Kostroma Oblast, where 50 percent are found, Sevastopol, where 38 percent are found and Moscow, where 13 percent are found. Outside of Russia Yakiv exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 9 percent are found and India, where 9 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yakiev91144/
Yaskiv9170/
Yakaiv914/
Yackiv911/
Yakhiev83128/
Yashkiv832/
Yakev8095/
Yakyv8037/
Yaciv805/
Jakiv802/
Yakif801/
Yakiw801/
Yakivova771/
Yaskyv731,049/
Yaskiw73272/
Yakeev7329/
Jaskiv7327/
Yakhyv7327/
Yackiw7320/
Jakiev7319/
Jackiv7315/
Yakhev7312/
Yakeva733/
Iaskiv732/
Yaskev732/
Hyakev731/
Iakiov731/
Yakiew731/
Yakyov731/
Jaškiv731/
Yaakib731/
Yakheev6788/
Yakheva679/
Yakhief676/
Iakhiev675/
Yakhiew672/
Yashkyv671/
Ojhakiv671/
Yaakeva671/

Yakiv Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Yakiv in the Hindi language
याकिवyakiva50
याकीवyakiva50
Yakiv in the Russian language
Якивakiv-

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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 Yakiv
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