Yaks Surname

650,013th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 465 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Yaks Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yaks Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria3211:551,84726,913
Papua New Guinea1331:61,3067,931
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Wales71:224,0598,079
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Yaks (799) may also be a first name.

Yaks Last Name Facts

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

The surname Yaks (Russian: Якс) is most common in Nigeria. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Yaks.

How Common Is The Last Name Yaks? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 650,013th most common surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 15,672,142 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 69 percent of Yaks reside; 69 percent reside in West Africa and 69 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 289,538th most commonly used first name globally, borne by 799 people.

The surname Yaks is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is held by 321 people, or 1 in 551,847. In Nigeria Yaks is primarily concentrated in: Plateau, where 76 percent live, Adamawa, where 6 percent live and Taraba, where 5 percent live. Outside of Nigeria this surname occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 29 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yakes89587/
Yacks89334/
Yakse89189/
Yaksh8986/
Yoaks894/
Yaaks890/
Yakesh8096/
Yakshe8032/
Yakhsh8021/
Yackes8015/
Yaksch805/
Yakhes801/
Jaks75683/
Yoks75102/
Yakz754/
Iaks753/
Yakx753/
Yags752/
Yakesse73438/
Yakesch7350/
Yaksova7311/
Jacks6711,775/
Yakshova67238/
Jakse67236/
Yakız67184/
Yocks6795/
Iacks6788/
Jaaks6756/
Jaksz6754/
Yackx6754/
Yoksh6752/
Yokse679/
Jaksh679/
Jakks676/
Yokst676/
Jakst674/
Jakss673/
Yokcs673/
Yakez673/
Yaqus673/
Yagse672/
Ayoks672/
Jeaks672/
Jaiks672/
Iakes672/
Jakcs672/
Yakhz671/
Yakşe671/
Jakës671/
Giaks671/
Yachs671/
Eaksh671/
Jiaks671/
Ajoks671/
Eaaks670/
Jauks670/
Yagst670/
Geaks670/

Yaks Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Yaks in the Russian language
Яксaks-

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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
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  • 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 Yaks
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