Yakın Surname
Approximately 5,540 people bear this surname
Yakın Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 5,537 | 1:14,055 | 1,761 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
The alternate forms: Yakn (1) are calculated separately.
Yakın (30) may also be a first name.
Yakın Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yakın Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Yakın is carried by more people in Turkey than any other country/territory. It can appear as: Yakn. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Yakın? popularity and diffusion
Yakın is the 86,914th most widely held last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 1,315,442 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 89 percent of Yakın live; 89 percent live in West Asia and 89 percent live in Anatolia and Highlands. It is also the 1,911,214th most frequently occurring first name world-wide, held by 30 people.
It is most commonly occurring in Turkey, where it is held by 5,537 people, or 1 in 14,055. In Turkey it is primarily found in: Istanbul Province, where 12 percent live, Izmir Province, where 9 percent live and Balikesir Province, where 6 percent live. Other than Turkey it occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Algeria, where 0 percent live and China, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yakn | 96 | 1 | / |
| Yaykın | 91 | 529 | / |
| Yaşkın | 91 | 89 | / |
| Yatkın | 91 | 2 | / |
| Yakin | 80 | 15,264 | / |
| Yaken | 80 | 508 | / |
| Yakyn | 80 | 153 | / |
| Yakne | 80 | 4 | / |
| Yakín | 80 | 1 | / |
| Yakhn | 80 | 1 | / |
| Yadkn | 80 | 1 | / |
| Yakina | 73 | 1,882 | / |
| Yakeen | 73 | 440 | / |
| Yakyna | 73 | 165 | / |
| Yakgin | 73 | 75 | / |
| Yakene | 73 | 57 | / |
| Yaskyn | 73 | 56 | / |
| Yakkin | 73 | 32 | / |
| Yackin | 73 | 23 | / |
| Yakhen | 73 | 19 | / |
| Yaykin | 73 | 14 | / |
| Hyakin | 73 | 7 | / |
| Yakinn | 73 | 6 | / |
| Yatkyn | 73 | 3 | / |
| Yakhne | 73 | 2 | / |
| Yakken | 73 | 2 | / |
| Yakcin | 73 | 2 | / |
| Yakien | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yakoen | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jyakin | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yoakin | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yakink | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yashkyn | 67 | 308 | / |
| Yazkent | 67 | 157 | / |
| Ahıakın | 67 | 46 | / |
| Yasskin | 67 | 42 | / |
| Hyakken | 67 | 22 | / |
| Jakn | 67 | 10 | / |
| Uyiakin | 67 | 8 | / |
| Yachkyn | 67 | 7 | / |
| Yahkind | 67 | 7 | / |
| Oyeakin | 67 | 4 | / |
| Yakkina | 67 | 3 | / |
| Yaykyna | 67 | 3 | / |
| Yaykina | 67 | 3 | / |
| Yohaken | 67 | 2 | / |
| Yacn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yaakuun | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ayyakhn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hyakuin | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yackina | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yakimnt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yakenne | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yadking | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yatking | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Yakın
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