Yalk Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Israel

Yalk Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yalk Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States181:2,789,927129,797

Yalk (28) may also be a first name.

Yalk Last Name Facts

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

The last name Yalk (Russian: Йалк) is found in Indonesia more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Yalk? popularity and diffusion

It is the 6,360,413th most commonly held last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. It is primarily found in Asia, where 44 percent of Yalk are found; 33 percent are found in West Asia and 33 percent are found in Judeo-West Asia. Yalk is also the 1,994,417th most common first name world-wide, held by 28 people.

The surname Yalk is most numerous in Indonesia, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 44,083,065. In Indonesia Yalk is most common in: Papua, where 100 percent are found. Beside Indonesia this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Israel, where 33 percent are found and Argentina, where 11 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yalek8942/
Yalkh8914/
Yalks892/
Yalke891/
Yaylık80117/
Yaleke8027/
Yalkık8026/
Yallek805/
Yahlek801/
Jalk75273/
Yolk7516/
Yalg7511/
Yalq758/
Yalc752/
Yalx751/
Ialk751/
Yalkova737/
Yaoulke731/
Jalkh67308/
Jalke67123/
Jalck6712/
Jhalk675/
Jalks673/
Yolks673/
Jalhk672/
Yaleq671/
Yolke671/
Jallk671/
Jealk670/
Healk670/
Ehalk670/

Yalk Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Yalk in the Russian language
Йалкjalk-

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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 Yalk
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