Yankee Surname

79,801st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,110 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Yankee Surname Definition:

(Dutch) Descendant of little Jan (gracious gift of Jehovah); one who came from Holland; a name sometimes applied to a stranger.

Yankee Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria5,9051:29,9992,521
Philippines651:1,557,511106,526
Liberia231:191,67512,886
Panama201:195,6135,661
Iran201:3,839,126105,129
Cameroon181:1,153,83770,128
Papua New Guinea161:509,60763,542
Canada151:2,456,373146,130
England121:4,643,172139,951
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Nicaragua31:2,007,0306,490
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Bhutan11:616,0391,715
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1771:283,72122,815

Yankee (2,030) may also be a first name.

Yankee 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.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Yankee Last Name Facts

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

The last name Yankee (Arabic: يانكي, Tibetan: དབྱངས་སྐྱིད་) occurs most in Nigeria. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Yankee? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 79,801st most commonly used family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,192,724 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Yankee reside; 97 percent reside in West Africa and 97 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 167,576th most frequent given name internationally It is held by 2,030 people.

The last name Yankee is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 5,905 people, or 1 in 29,999. In Nigeria Yankee is mostly concentrated in: Anambra, where 87 percent live, Imo, where 5 percent live and Bayelsa, where 2 percent live. Outside of Nigeria this last name is found in 18 countries. It is also common in The Philippines, where 1 percent live and Liberia, where 0 percent live.

Yankee Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Yankee last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Nigeria.

Yankee earn significantly less than the average income. In Canada they earn 29.46% less than the national average, earning $35,046 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yangkee9249/
Yankeey922/
Yaankee921/
Yankeer921/
Yanke913,066/
Yankojee861/
Yankey8321,535/
Jankee831,537/
Yahnke83887/
Yankeu83587/
Yankie83300/
Yangke83203/
Yonkee8368/
Yankae8332/
Yaneke8315/
Yankeh8314/
Yankoe839/
Yancee839/
Yankue836/
Yankke833/
Yankye833/
Yankhe832/
Yancke832/
Yanhke831/
Yannke831/
Yaanke831/
Yamnke831/
Yankei830/
Jankeje77117/
Yankech7757/
Yahnker7742/
Yangkey7741/
Yangkae7715/
Yonkees7710/
Yanquee779/
Yanecke776/
Yankoue775/
Yiankes774/
Hyankey773/
Yahanke773/
Jaunkee772/
Yanchee771/
Yangked771/
Yankoye771/
Yonkeue771/
Yamnkeh771/
Yangkeh771/
Yangkie771/
Yankeuh771/
Yongkee771/
Yamkeep771/
Geankee770/
Janckee770/
Yanckey770/
Janke7327,671/
Yance7312,552/
Yanka735,069/
Yanki731,372/
Yonke731,209/
Ianke73538/
Yanky73117/
Yanké732/
Aiyankhe7135/
Jankawee7132/
Yannquee715/
Aiyangke713/
Yahankeu711/
Yahncker710/
Jahnke6723,571/
Yancey6719,208/
Jankie673,015/
Yonkeu672,332/
Yanque672,234/
Yankai671,616/
Jhanke671,613/
Yangki671,019/
Yancce67969/
Jancke67584/
Jankey67427/
Yankou67420/
Jannke67234/
Hyanki67196/
Yonkey67128/
Yohnke67104/
Yangka67102/
Yankoi67101/
Iahnke6779/
Yancei6769/
Yankaa6761/
Yankay6759/
Yonkie6755/
Yanche6738/
Yanceu6736/
Jankeš6736/
Jaunke6727/
Yahnka6724/
Yamkeu6724/
Yoncee6719/
Yonkes6717/
Ayonke6717/
Hianke6713/
Yamket6713/
Yankoa6712/
Jianke6711/
Ijanke6711/
Yamker6710/
Yonkep6710/
Janhke679/
Jankhe678/
Jangke678/
Yonkye677/
Ianhke676/
Yankys676/
Jankejech675/
Yankio675/
Yankoy675/
Yankij675/
Yannki674/
Yongke674/
Jankei674/
Jankue674/
Jankoe673/
Yamkea673/
Yaanki673/
Yaneki673/
Yankui673/
Yahnki672/
Hyanky672/
Janked672/
Jankeh672/
Yankiy672/
Yoanky672/
Ihanke672/
Yamkep672/
Jyanki671/
Heanke671/
Jainke671/
Ianeke671/
Iancke671/
Jamnke671/
Hyance671/
Hyonke671/
Jankye671/
Jankej671/
Jankeu671/
Yonckheer671/
Yonkoe671/
Yonnke671/
Yassinkeu671/
Yankih671/
Yankujije671/
Yankyp671/
Yanqie671/
Yannka671/
Yannky671/
Yankky671/
Yamked671/
Hyanka671/
Yannce670/
Iankes670/
Jaanke670/

Yankee Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Yankee in the Tibetan language
དབྱངས་སྐྱིད་yangkyi50
དབྱངས་སྐྱིད།yangkyi50
Yankee in the Arabic language
يانكيyanky-

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