Yankaya Surname
Approximately 223 people bear this surname
Yankaya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 211 | 1:368,822 | 22,921 |
| Netherlands | 6 | 1:2,814,529 | 101,176 |
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Northern Cyprus | 1 | 1:319,011 | 10,202 |
Yankaya (12) may also be a first name.
Yankaya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yankaya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Yankaya (Marathi: यंकया) is found most in Turkey. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Yankaya.
How Common Is The Last Name Yankaya? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,098,270th most numerous family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 32,679,578 people. Yankaya is mostly found in Asia, where 83 percent of Yankaya are found; 83 percent are found in West Asia and 83 percent are found in Anatolia and Highlands. Yankaya is also the 3,306,491st most widely held first name on earth. It is borne by 12 people.
Yankaya is most prevalent in Turkey, where it is carried by 211 people, or 1 in 368,822. In Turkey Yankaya is mostly concentrated in: Kahramanmaras Province, where 36 percent reside, Izmir Province, where 18 percent reside and Istanbul Province, where 15 percent reside. Besides Turkey this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also common in The Netherlands, where 3 percent reside and Nigeria, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Yankaya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Yankaya in the Marathi language | ||
| यंकया | yankaya | 70 |
| यंकैया | yankaiya | 10 |
| एंकाया | enkaya | 10 |
| यन्कया | yankaya | 10 |
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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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- 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 Yankaya
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