Yakovtsev Surname

725,073rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 401 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Belarus

Yakovtsev Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yakovtsev Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia3091:466,41843,668
Belarus421:226,21627,697
Ukraine341:1,338,903111,766
Kazakhstan151:1,178,83365,606
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178

Yakovtsev Last Name Facts

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

The last name Yakovtsev (Russian: Яковцев) is more frequently found in Russia than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yakovtsev? popularity and diffusion

It is the 725,073rd most frequently occurring family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 18,173,431 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 79 percent of Yakovtsev live; 79 percent live in Eastern Europe and 79 percent live in East Slavic Europe.

Yakovtsev is most widely held in Russia, where it is borne by 309 people, or 1 in 466,418. In Russia it is most common in: Tambov Oblast, where 28 percent live, Chelyabinsk Oblast, where 14 percent live and Moscow, where 11 percent live. Besides Russia Yakovtsev exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Belarus, where 10 percent live and Ukraine, where 8 percent live.

Yakovtsev Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Yakovtsev surname is chiefly Orthodox (82%) in Russia and Orthodox (100%) in Belarus.

In The United States those bearing the Yakovtsev last name are 11.56% more likely to be registered United Russias than The US average, with 58.33% being registered with the political party.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yakovtseva95304/
Yakhovtsev951/
Yashkovtsev901/
Yakhovtseva901/
Yakovtsov89212/
Yakovtcev891/
Yakobtseva841/
Yakovcev821/
Yakovchev7833/
Jakovtsov781/
Yakovcheva7427/
Jakovčev7175/
Jakovcev713/
Iakovtzov671/

Yakovtsev Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Yakovtsev in the Russian language
Яковцевakovcev-

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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 Yakovtsev
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