Yanig Surname

1,434,893rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 150 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Turkey

Yanig Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yanig Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines771:1,314,78298,554
Turkey641:1,215,96051,402
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Yanig (13) may also be a first name.

Yanig Last Name Facts

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

The surname Yanig is held by more people in The Philippines than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yanig? popularity and diffusion

The last name Yanig is the 1,434,893rd most frequent family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 48,583,639 people. Yanig is predominantly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Yanig are found; 55 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 51 percent are found in Fil-Southeast Asia. It is also the 3,159,357th most frequently occurring first name world-wide. It is borne by 13 people.

The surname is most prevalent in The Philippines, where it is borne by 77 people, or 1 in 1,314,782. In The Philippines Yanig is primarily found in: Ilocos, where 66 percent are found, Davao Region, where 16 percent are found and National Capital Region, where 14 percent are found. Not including The Philippines this surname occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Turkey, where 43 percent are found and Indonesia, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yahnig9152/
Yanhig9134/
Yasnig9114/
Yannig912/
Yanigs912/
Yanigue8331/
Yanik8035,636/
Janig8069/
Yanic8024/
Yanix8014/
Yannigue771/
Yanick733,114/
Yajnik73605/
Jamnig73388/
Yannic73353/
Jahnig73207/
Yanike7399/
Yamnik7384/
Jaunig7367/
Yanics7355/
Yaniec7323/
Yannik7319/
Jannig7318/
Iahnig7313/
Jeanig738/
Janigg737/
Janigk732/
Yaneik732/
Yanisc732/
Janigs732/
Yhanik731/
Heanig731/
Iasnig731/
Janigh731/
Yanheg731/
Janhig731/
Yannix731/
Janieg731/
Janicg731/
Hyonig731/
Yangnigue712/
Yannick6711,217/
Yanique67861/
Yagnick6784/
Yohanik6731/
Yanicke6715/
Yanicks6711/
Jamnigg679/
Yajnick679/
Yajnikk676/
Yanaike672/
Hyanick671/
Janigue671/

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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 Yanig
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