Yankel Surname

1,343,156th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 166 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Kyrgyzstan

Yankel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yankel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States701:5,177,985261,849
Iran611:1,258,73053,327
Kyrgyzstan131:459,43535,797
Russia121:12,010,255361,204
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Yankel (858) may also be a first name.

Yankel Last Name Facts

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

The surname Yankel (Marathi: यंकेल, Russian: Янкель) is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Yankel? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,343,156th most frequently occurring last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 43,900,879 people. Yankel occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 46 percent of Yankel reside; 42 percent reside in North America and 42 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 278,018th most frequently occurring forename in the world, borne by 858 people.

The last name Yankel is most widespread in The United States, where it is held by 70 people, or 1 in 5,177,985. In The United States Yankel is primarily concentrated in: Ohio, where 41 percent live, Pennsylvania, where 24 percent live and New York, where 7 percent live. Apart from The United States this surname occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in Iran, where 37 percent live and Kyrgyzstan, where 8 percent live.

Yankel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Yankel has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Yankel last name grew 7,000 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Yankel Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Yankel last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% registered with the party.

Yankel earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 41.06% more than the national average, earning $60,867 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yanıkel92119/
Yankell9213/
Yankiel921/
Yahnkel920/
Yancel83207/
Jankel83142/
Yankil833/
Yonkel832/
Yankelova802/
Yanquel7761/
Jankiel7733/
Jankell7718/
Yancell778/
Jankeel774/
Yangkyl771/
Jankl7344/
Giangkel711/
Jeankell711/
Yanklova711/
Jankelová6774/
Jancel6757/
Yoncel6738/
Jonkel6737/
Yancil6712/
Jankelova674/
Yankilova674/
Yonkil673/
Yanqil671/
Jamkel671/
Jahankeel671/

Yankel Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Yankel in the Marathi language
यंकेलyankela-
Yankel in the Russian language
Янкельankel-

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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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  • 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 Yankel
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