Yamak Surname

65,489th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,622 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Northern Cyprus

Yamak Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yamak Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey6,2431:12,4651,604
Saudi Arabia4371:70,60810,708
Ghana2771:97,5489,187
Papua New Guinea1501:54,3586,878
Jordan921:96,1136,948
United States721:5,034,152256,679
Germany561:1,437,59788,094
Bulgaria381:183,65510,199
India341:22,560,747316,052
Northern Cyprus271:11,8153,048
Mexico261:4,774,08528,474
Australia191:1,420,82673,129
Belgium181:638,70256,744
England171:3,277,533109,658
Hungary151:654,41837,235
Nigeria141:12,653,054227,444
Qatar121:196,50026,891
Brazil101:21,407,433350,627
Liberia91:489,83723,279
France81:8,302,840321,660
Russia71:20,589,008462,339
Ukraine51:9,104,539300,808
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Syria21:9,650,51117,817
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Yamak (1,205) may also be a first name.

Yamak Last Name Facts

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

The last name Yamak (Hindi: यमक, Marathi: यमक, Oriya: ଯ଼ମକ, Russian: Ямак) is most common in Turkey. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yamak? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 65,489th most commonly occurring surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 956,120 people. Yamak occurs predominantly in Asia, where 69 percent of Yamak reside; 69 percent reside in West Asia and 62 percent reside in Anatolia and Highlands. It is also the 228,168th most commonly held first name internationally, borne by 1,205 people.

The surname Yamak is most frequently used in Turkey, where it is carried by 6,243 people, or 1 in 12,465. In Turkey it is most common in: Istanbul Province, where 32 percent are found, Ordu Province, where 6 percent are found and Giresun Province, where 5 percent are found. Not including Turkey this surname occurs in 41 countries. It is also common in Saudi Arabia, where 6 percent are found and Ghana, where 4 percent are found.

Yamak Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Yamak has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Yamak last name expanded 7,200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Yamak Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Yamak last name are 5.86% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 52.63% being registered to vote for the party.

Yamak earn more than double the average income. In United States they earn 104.45% more than the national average, earning $88,220 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yamake91119/
Yaymak9134/
Yatmak9123/
Yammak912/
Yamgak911/
Yamack911/
Yamask911/
Yamaike835/
Yamaq803,313/
Jamak80458/
Yamac80134/
Yamok80120/
Yamag80104/
Yomak8079/
Yamax807/
Iamak805/
Eamak801/
Yamakova77244/
Yamakcık77214/
Hayeamak775/
Iammak73125/
Jamack7389/
Yamoke7381/
Yotmak7374/
Yommak7359/
Yoomak7334/
Jhamak7330/
Yamagh7328/
Yomake7319/
Jamake7316/
Jamgak7313/
Iatmak7313/
Yosmak7312/
Ayomak7311/
Jamaik739/
Iamake734/
Jamakh732/
Joymak732/
Eameak732/
Yahmok731/
Ihamak731/
Yamaug731/
Iamakt731/
Jasmak731/
Jammak731/
Jamajk731/
Jaimak731/
Eammak731/
Yamhok731/
Yoymak731/
Yamaykova712/
Yamakhova712/
Ayyamac6725/
Yamouke6719/
Yosmake6716/
Jammakk6711/
Jamakhe6710/
Jamahkh674/
Yotmake674/
Jhammak674/
Yamague673/
Jahamak673/

Yamak Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Yamak in the Oriya language
ଯ଼ମକyamaka-
Yamak in the Marathi language
यमकyamaka-
Yamak in the Hindi language
यमकyamaka85.71
यंमकyammaka14.29
Yamak in the Russian language
Ямакamak-

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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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  • 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 Yamak
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