Yank Surname

870,423rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 311 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Argentina
Highest density in:
Trinidad and Tobago

Yank Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yank Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Argentina691:619,47043,674
Canada591:624,50251,218
Papua New Guinea511:159,87722,106
Turkey391:1,995,42169,208
Afghanistan161:2,009,57414,441
Brazil161:13,379,646256,605
Liberia161:275,53316,331
Trinidad and Tobago121:113,6657,200
India111:69,733,217610,955
England101:5,571,806158,774
Iran71:10,968,932186,522
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States501:1,004,37459,252

Yank (439) may also be a first name.

Yank Last Name Facts

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

Yank (Hindi: यंक, Marathi: यंक, Russian: Янк) is more frequently found in Argentina than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Yank? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 870,423rd most common surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 23,432,624 people. This last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 50 percent of Yank are found; 28 percent are found in South America and 22 percent are found in Hispanic Southern America. Yank is also the 409,203rd most common given name on earth It is held by 439 people.

The last name is most numerous in Argentina, where it is borne by 69 people, or 1 in 619,470. In Argentina it is most numerous in: Corrientes Province, where 65 percent are found, Buenos Aires Province, where 9 percent are found and Córdoba Province, where 3 percent are found. Not including Argentina this last name exists in 14 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 19 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 16 percent are found.

Yank Last Name Statistics demography

Yank earn notably more than the average income. In Canada they earn 23.64% more than the national average, earning $61,430 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yanke893,066/
Yanek89392/
Yanık8912/
Yanck896/
Yangk893/
Yannk891/
Yoank890/
Yangke80203/
Yaynık8098/
Yaneke8015/
Yacink8010/
Yaneck809/
Yannek807/
Yankke803/
Hyanek802/
Yancke802/
Yankhe802/
Yannck801/
Yamnke801/
Yaanke801/
Yannke801/
Yanhke801/
Yang7547,658,905/
Jank754,910/
Iank75326/
Yonk75263/
Eank75115/
Yanc7596/
Yanq751/
Yankova7316,358/
Yanneck7313/
Yanecke736/
Yasinkh735/
Yahanke733/
Yaseenk733/
Goiyank733/
Janke6727,671/
Yoang677,401/
Yonke671,209/
Yiang67966/
Ianke67538/
Yamng67295/
Yangs67139/
Yohnk6798/
Janck6763/
Hyang6753/
Yahng6747/
Aiyankhe6735/
Yonck6728/
Ayonk6722/
Yhang6721/
Ianck6720/
Jyang6719/
Jangk6718/
Janĺk6717/
Jaink6712/
Yayng6710/
Yaang6710/
Yangh6710/
Yamkh679/
Yangg678/
Jankh677/
Jaunk677/
Jahnk676/
Jhank675/
Yanng674/
Eanck673/
Aiyangke673/
Ihank673/
Hyankova673/
Yangt672/
Jiank672/
Ianek672/
Yangc672/
Yangz672/
Yanqu672/
Jannk672/
Hiank671/
Yatng671/
Jankė671/
Yonkt671/
Yaszenck671/
Yañek671/
Giank671/
Yoynk671/
Yajnc671/
Jaank671/
Yamks671/
Iahnk671/
Yancg671/
Yoonk671/
Jeank671/
Yanct671/
Yan'c671/
Heank670/
Yonnk670/

Yank Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Yank in the Marathi language
यंकyanka85.71
मयंकmayanka14.29
Yank in the Hindi language
यंकyanka80
मयंकmayanka20
Yank in the Russian language
Янкank-

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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 Yank
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