Yankelevich Surname

483,673rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 688 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Argentina
Highest density in:
Israel

Yankelevich Surname User-submission:

Yankelevich means 'son of Yankel', as in the historical figure from the Torah. This is a last name that has historical roots in Israel.

Yankelevich Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Argentina1901:224,96518,484
Russia1651:873,47370,025
United States1501:2,416,393148,665
Israel1071:79,9789,667
Belarus281:339,32436,540
Switzerland121:684,41046,196
Mexico91:13,791,80145,470
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
France11:66,422,722504,397
England11:55,718,059489,080
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873

Yankelevich Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Yankelevich means 'son of Yankel', as in the historical figure from the Torah. This is a last name that has historical roots in Israel.

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Yankelevich Last Name Facts

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

The last name Yankelevich (Russian: Янкелевич) is found most in Argentina. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yankelevich? popularity and diffusion

The last name Yankelevich is the 483,673rd most commonly occurring surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 10,592,363 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 48 percent of Yankelevich are found; 29 percent are found in South America and 28 percent are found in Hispanic Southern America.

The surname is most widespread in Argentina, where it is borne by 190 people, or 1 in 224,965. In Argentina Yankelevich is mostly found in: Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, where 61 percent live, Buenos Aires Province, where 13 percent live and Córdoba Province, where 7 percent live. Other than Argentina Yankelevich occurs in 22 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 24 percent live and The United States, where 22 percent live.

Yankelevich Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is chiefly Orthodox (100%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Yankelevich surname are 7.48% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 60.71% registered to vote for the political party.

Yankelevich earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 6.61% less than the national average, earning $40,298 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Yankelevich Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Yankelevich in the Russian language
Янкелевичankelevic-

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