Yakovets Surname

62,602nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,017 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Belarus

Yakovets Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yakovets Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine4,6541:9,7811,186
Russia1,9051:75,6559,677
Belarus1,2991:7,3141,030
Kazakhstan961:184,19317,497
United States231:15,759,084542,937
Transnistria101:47,4707,079
Uzbekistan91:3,436,57132,268
Moldova61:593,56136,655
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Kyrgyzstan51:1,194,53165,188
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859

Yakovets Last Name Facts

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

Yakovets (Russian: Яковец) is found in Ukraine more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yakovets? popularity and diffusion

Yakovets is the 62,602nd most frequently used last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 909,012 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 88 percent of Yakovets reside; 88 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 88 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.

The last name is most widespread in Ukraine, where it is held by 4,654 people, or 1 in 9,781. In Ukraine Yakovets is primarily found in: Rivne Oblast, where 22 percent reside, Chernivtsi Oblast, where 8 percent reside and Chernihiv Oblast, where 8 percent reside. Aside from Ukraine Yakovets is found in 14 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 24 percent reside and Belarus, where 16 percent reside.

Yakovets Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is primarily Orthodox (82%) in Russia, Orthodox (89%) in Belarus and Orthodox (85%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Yakovets last name are 6.12% more likely to be registered United Russias than The US average, with 52.89% being registered with the political party.

Yakovets earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 0.99% less than the national average, earning $42,723 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Yakovets Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Yakovets in the Russian language
Яковецakovec-

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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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