Yanken Surname

1,544,715th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 134 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Colombia
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Yanken Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yanken Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Colombia381:1,257,21210,114
Papua New Guinea351:232,96332,024
United States311:11,692,224454,091
Cameroon121:1,730,75692,157
Philippines71:14,462,603238,248
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Yanken (347) may also be a first name.

Yanken Last Name Facts

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

The last name Yanken (Russian: Янкен) is found most frequently in Colombia. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Yanken? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,544,715th most frequently held surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 54,384,671 people. It is mostly found in The Americas, where 56 percent of Yanken reside; 28 percent reside in South America and 28 percent reside in Caribbean South America. It is also the 468,121st most commonly occurring first name internationally, borne by 347 people.

Yanken is most prevalent in Colombia, where it is held by 38 people, or 1 in 1,257,212. In Colombia Yanken is most prevalent in: Capital District, where 92 percent reside, Cundinamarca Department, where 5 percent reside and Boyacá Department, where 3 percent reside. Barring Colombia this last name exists in 8 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 26 percent reside and The United States, where 23 percent reside.

Yanken Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Yanken has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 620 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Yanken Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Yanken last name are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 100% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Yanken earn in different countries varies markedly. In Colombia they earn 26.87% more than the national average, earning $28,803,000 COP per year and in United States they earn 22.58% less than the national average, earning $33,404 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yangken9212/
Yankeen923/
Yamnken922/
Yankenne861/
Yankin833,599/
Janken83470/
Yancen83163/
Yankyn83159/
Yonken8320/
Yankengue801/
Yankina773,410/
Yanquen771,516/
Yanchen77657/
Yankyna77221/
Yangkin77136/
Yongken7783/
Yonkoen7763/
Yanekin7722/
Yamkeng7715/
Jankaen779/
Iancken778/
Yangcen776/
Jankoen775/
Yanekyn774/
Jankuen773/
Jankeng771/
Yankind771/
Yonnken770/
Jankn733/
Yangchen714,417/
Jankienė71277/
Yasinkin712/
Janckuen711/
Yanquien711/
Yaangkem711/
Yangcenn711/
Yonkin67306/
Jancen67196/
Yonkyn6785/
Jankin6757/
Yanqin6739/
Jonken6720/
Yanqun6719/
Yancin6712/
Jamken6712/
Iancen679/
Jankem672/
Iankin672/
Yankinova672/
Jankén671/
Ajiankeng671/
Yancén671/
Yamkem671/
Yoncen671/

Yanken Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Yanken in the Russian language
Янкенanken-

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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 Yanken
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