Yakovsky Surname

1,491,356th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 141 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Belarus

Yakovsky Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yakovsky Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia1111:1,298,40692,821
United States171:21,321,114641,998
Belarus111:863,73365,346
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813

Yakovsky Last Name Facts

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

Yakovsky (Russian: Яковский) is held by more people in Russia than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yakovsky? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,491,356th most frequently held surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 51,684,723 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 82 percent of Yakovsky reside; 82 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 82 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.

This last name is most frequently held in Russia, where it is borne by 111 people, or 1 in 1,298,406. In Russia Yakovsky is mostly concentrated in: Kaluga Oblast, where 22 percent reside, Stavropol Krai, where 15 percent reside and Tula Oblast, where 14 percent reside. Excluding Russia it occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 12 percent reside and Belarus, where 8 percent reside.

Yakovsky Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Yakovsky surname is principally Orthodox (100%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Yakovsky last name are 24.66% more likely to be registered United Russias than the national average, with 71.43% registered to vote for the party.

Yakovsky earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 83.84% more than the national average, earning $79,327 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Yakovsky Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Yakovsky in the Russian language
Яковскийakovskij-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Yakovsky
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