Yakovyak Surname

11,742,229th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belarus
Highest density in:
Belarus

Yakovyak Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Yakovyak Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Ukraine

Yakovyak Demographics

Yakovyak Religious Adherence
in Ukraine

Sample size: 4 (2016)

Religious Adherence
in Ukraine

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Yakovyak Last Name Facts

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

Yakovyak (Russian: Яковяк) is found most frequently in Belarus. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Yakovyak click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yakovyak? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 11,742,229th most frequently held last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Yakovyak live; 100 percent live in Eastern Europe and 100 percent live in East Slavic Europe.

The last name Yakovyak is most frequently used in Belarus, where it is held by 1 people, or 1 in 9,501,059. In Belarus Yakovyak is most numerous in: Gomel Region, where 100 percent live. Beside Belarus this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in Russia, where 50 percent live.

Yakovyak Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is predominantly Orthodox (100%) in Ukraine.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jaskoviak7180/
Yaskowiak7134/
Jackoviak7120/
Jakovjaks711/
Jhaskoviak671/
Jakobiak63142/
Jakowiak6364/
Yakawiak6343/
Yakabeyok5912/
Jackowiack5612/
Jakóbiak50720/
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Yakovyak Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Yakovyak in the Russian language
Яковякakovak-

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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 Yakovyak
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