Yakten Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nepal
Highest density in:
Nepal

Yakten Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yakten Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nepal61:4,746,82612,065
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

Yakten Last Name Facts

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

The surname Yakten is borne by more people in Nepal than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Yakten? popularity and diffusion

The last name Yakten is the 7,117,718th most commonly occurring family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The surname is mostly found in Asia, where 86 percent of Yakten reside; 86 percent reside in South Asia and 86 percent reside in Indo-South Asia.

The surname is most widespread in Nepal, where it is borne by 6 people, or 1 in 4,746,826. In Nepal Yakten is most prevalent in: Mechi, where 100 percent are found. Aside from Nepal it exists in one country. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 14 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yakteen9214/
Yaketeen861/
Yaktin8347/
Jakten831/
Yacten831/
Yakhtin7781/
Yokteng7762/
Yacteen7736/
Jaikten771/
Yaqteen771/
Yakhtina7172/
Yockteng7148/
Yakhtyna712/
Jaiketen711/
Jaktén674/
Jaktin672/
Yakhettin671/
Yactin671/
Jokten671/
Jaicten62405/
Yagting6211/
Jakthin627/
Yokthin624/
Jockten621/
Jagtøien574/
Yaquetin573/
Jaikting571/
Jactin5036/
Jokthn501/
Yogtem501/
Ioktin501/

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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 Yakten
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