Yanaka Surname

48,892nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,532 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Yanaka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yanaka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan9,9741:12,8181,640
India3571:2,148,64372,088
Nigeria821:2,160,27874,262
Brazil501:4,281,487114,765
Papua New Guinea331:247,08233,879
United States111:32,950,812797,015
Peru81:3,973,01532,693
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

Yanaka (176) may also be a first name.

Yanaka Last Name Facts

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

The surname Yanaka (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻳﻨﺎﻙ) is more frequently found in Japan than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yanaka? popularity and diffusion

Yanaka is the 48,892nd most widely held last name in the world, held by around 1 in 691,943 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 98 percent of Yanaka reside; 95 percent reside in East Asia and 95 percent reside in Nippono-Asia. It is also the 687,834th most widespread first name internationally, held by 176 people.

This surname is most widespread in Japan, where it is carried by 9,974 people, or 1 in 12,818. In Japan it is mostly concentrated in: Ibaraki Prefecture, where 18 percent are found, Tokyo Metropolis, where 12 percent are found and Tochigi Prefecture, where 10 percent are found. Excluding Japan this last name occurs in 15 countries. It is also common in India, where 3 percent are found and Nigeria, where 1 percent are found.

Yanaka Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Yanaka earn in different countries varies marginally. In Peru they earn 4.4% less than the national average, earning S/. 18,533 per year and in United States they earn 3.87% less than the national average, earning $41,479 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yanakas9218/
Yanakha9213/
Yanakap923/
Yanaeka923/
Yannaka922/
Yanaika921/
Yanakau921/
Yanakoa921/
Yanhaka921/
Yaanaka921/
Yiannaka8633/
Yannakas8612/
Yannakka867/
Yanakhat865/
Yannakea862/
Aiyanaka861/
Janaka838,678/
Yanaki83676/
Yanaky83166/
Yanako83112/
Yonaka83104/
Yaneka8356/
Yanoka8330/
Yanake8322/
Yanaca836/
Yiannakas8092/
Yanauskas8010/
Yannakeas801/
Yanakho77157/
Jyanaki7784/
Yangako7776/
Jatnaka7772/
Yanakyi7749/
Janakka7742/
Janakai7740/
Yangake7735/
Yanakos7727/
Janakay7726/
Yanotka7723/
Janakha7721/
Yanakiy7719/
Yajnaki7719/
Yanokai7717/
Yannaki7710/
Yaanaki778/
Janhaka777/
Jannaka776/
Yangaki776/
Ijanaka774/
Jaanaka774/
Jaunaka773/
Yanaaca773/
Yamnaki773/
Yanhaki772/
Yanaike772/
Jhanaka771/
Hyanaki771/
Ihanaka771/
Yatnake771/
Yanazki771/
Yognaka771/
Janaeka771/
Yanacau771/
Yanakoy771/
Yanakij771/
Yianaki771/
Yonakad771/
Yannake771/
Yannaky771/
Yanouka771/
Ayyanakath751/
Yiannaki71451/
Giannaka71319/
Yannakhi7139/
Yannakou7132/
Janauska7126/
Iamnakha7124/
Yannakos7121/
Janaszka7117/
Janackas718/
Jannakas718/
Janaskas717/
Yannakit715/
Yannakho714/
Janakaiy713/
Yonaskas713/
Yahnahki713/
Yanoskay713/
Yiannake712/
Yianakos712/
Aionaaka712/
Yannakee712/
Janakaay712/
Janakapp711/
Jhanakka711/
Jainakad711/
Ayyanaki711/
Yianakes711/
Iannakas711/
Janaukas711/
Yanacahp711/
Yanaqash711/
Yangnaki711/
Yangokay711/
Yianakou711/
Janakads711/
Yonashka711/
Janaki677,534/
Janake671,528/
Yiannakou671,137/
Janaky67346/
Janeka67193/
Yoneka6773/
Giannakea6769/
Janauskas6768/
Jaunakais6739/
Yanoki6736/
Yaneko6732/
Yonoka6730/
Janoka6729/
Yonaki6721/
Janako6716/
Yanoko6714/
Yiannouka6713/
Yaneca6710/
Yannoukas676/
Ianaki675/
Yanaco675/
Ionaka674/
Janaca674/
Jainakapp673/
Eanaki673/
Yonako672/
Yanace672/
Jonaka671/
Yonake671/
Yonauskas671/
Janatkhah671/
Giannakka671/
Yannakitt671/
Janaqa671/
Ianaca671/

Yanaka Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Yanaka in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻳﻨﺎﻙynak-

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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 Yanaka
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