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

The last name Yakovets (Russian: Яковец) is borne by more people in Ukraine than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Yakovets? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname is the 62,602^nd most commonly held last name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 909,012 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 88 percent of Yakovets live; 88 percent live in Eastern Europe and 88 percent live in East Slavic Europe.

The last name Yakovets is most frequently held in Ukraine, where it is held by 4,654 people, or 1 in 9,781. In Ukraine Yakovets is most prevalent in: Rivne Oblast, where 22 percent are found, Chernivtsi Oblast, where 8 percent are found and Chernihiv Oblast, where 8 percent are found. Excluding Ukraine it is found in 14 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 24 percent are found and Belarus, where 16 percent are found.

Yakovets Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Yakovets last name is principally Orthodox (82%) in Russia, Orthodox (89%) in Belarus and Orthodox (85%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Yakovets last name are 6.12% more likely to be registered United Russias than the national 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.