Yanke Surname
Approximately 3,066 people bear this surname
Yanke Surname Definition:
(Dutch) Descendant of little Jan (gracious gift of Jehovah); one who came from Holland; a name sometimes applied to a stranger.
Yanke Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,556 | 1:232,943 | 22,405 |
| Canada | 387 | 1:95,208 | 10,366 |
| Russia | 338 | 1:426,400 | 40,678 |
| Cameroon | 177 | 1:117,339 | 13,463 |
| Argentina | 115 | 1:371,682 | 28,832 |
| Kazakhstan | 81 | 1:218,302 | 19,901 |
| Brazil | 69 | 1:3,102,527 | 89,979 |
| DR Congo | 48 | 1:1,539,158 | 86,567 |
| Germany | 40 | 1:2,012,636 | 110,053 |
| Ukraine | 38 | 1:1,197,966 | 104,401 |
| Ivory Coast | 36 | 1:640,868 | 18,598 |
| India | 36 | 1:21,307,372 | 304,812 |
| Spain | 24 | 1:1,948,002 | 52,403 |
| Taiwan | 21 | 1:1,116,416 | 7,706 |
| Nigeria | 16 | 1:11,071,422 | 210,388 |
| Niger | 15 | 1:1,279,468 | 26,841 |
| Papua New Guinea | 11 | 1:741,247 | 83,447 |
| China | 9 | 1:151,924,618 | 7,954 |
| Benin | 8 | 1:1,291,950 | 54,095 |
| France | 4 | 1:16,605,680 | 368,153 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 3 | 1:1,990,885 | 79,765 |
| Armenia | 2 | 1:1,465,090 | 16,492 |
| Belarus | 2 | 1:4,750,530 | 139,516 |
| Bulgaria | 2 | 1:3,489,452 | 64,958 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1:11,522,716 | 17,380 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 135 | 1:371,990 | 28,019 |
The alternate forms: Yanké (2) are calculated separately.
Yanke (730) may also be a first name.
Yanke Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Dutch) Descendant of little Jan (gracious gift of Jehovah); one who came from Holland; a name sometimes applied to a stranger.
Yanke Demographics
Yanke Political Affiliation
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Yanke Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yanke Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Yanke (Marathi: यंके, Russian: Янке) is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant: Yanké. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Yanke? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 144,828th most frequently occurring surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 2,376,890 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 56 percent of Yanke reside; 50 percent reside in North America and 50 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Yanke is also the 305,109th most commonly used first name in the world, borne by 730 people.
The surname is most commonly held in The United States, where it is carried by 1,556 people, or 1 in 232,943. In The United States it is most numerous in: Michigan, where 8 percent reside, California, where 7 percent reside and Ohio, where 6 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States Yanke occurs in 49 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 13 percent reside and Russia, where 11 percent reside.
Yanke Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Yanke has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Yanke last name rose 1,153 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Yanke Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Yanke surname is primarily Orthodox (75%) in Russia.
In The United States Yanke are 17.33% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 64.1% being registered with the party.
The amount Yanke earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 0.09% more than the national average, earning $43,186 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.97% less than the national average, earning $45,226 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Yanke Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Yanke in the Marathi language | ||
| यंके | yanke | 88.24 |
| यांके | yanke | 5.88 |
| यके | yake | 5.88 |
| Yanke in the Russian language | ||
| Янке | anke | - |
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