Yalek Surname

3,017,195th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 42 people bear this surname

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

Yalek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yalek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia331:4,007,551204,828
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147

Yalek (595) may also be a first name.

Yalek Last Name Facts

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

Yalek (Russian: Ялек) has its highest incidence in Indonesia. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Yalek click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yalek? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,017,195th most numerous surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 173,512,998 people. Yalek occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 90 percent of Yalek live; 90 percent live in Oceania Islands and 90 percent live in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 342,839th most frequently used first name world-wide, borne by 595 people.

The surname Yalek is most numerous in Indonesia, where it is borne by 33 people, or 1 in 4,007,551. In Indonesia Yalek is mostly concentrated in: Papua, where 100 percent live. Other than Indonesia this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 12 percent live and India, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yaleke9127/
Yallek915/
Yahlek911/
Yalk899/
Yalik80175/
Jalek80110/
Yalyk8028/
Yalkh8014/
Yolek8013/
Yalex8010/
Yalks802/
Yalke801/
Yaleq801/
Jaleck73183/
Iatlek73118/
Yaylık73117/
Yoleke7375/
Yaslyk7374/
Jaleke7368/
Jailek7345/
Yaslik7339/
Yalike7326/
Yalkık7326/
Jalekh7315/
Yiolek7314/
Yoolek7311/
Yalick739/
Joylek735/
Jaliek731/
Jhalek731/
Yalque731/
Aiolek731/
Yallex731/
Yialekkhe711/
Jalk67273/
Yolleck6754/
Yaleque6725/
Yolk6716/
Yalg6711/
Yalq678/
Yalkova677/
Jaileuk676/
Jhalekh674/
Jaileak672/
Yalc672/
Hihalek672/
Jaleske671/
Yaoulke671/
Jailaek671/
Jaihlek671/
Jhaleke671/
Ujjalek671/
Ijaleke671/
Ialk671/
Yalx671/
Jalleck671/
Yaluike671/

Yalek Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Yalek in the Russian language
Ялекalek-

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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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  • 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 Yalek
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