Yanker Surname

1,014,722nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 250 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Liberia

Yanker Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yanker Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2181:1,662,656110,804
Russia131:11,086,389347,183
Liberia101:440,85421,753
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England101:2,437,53768,340
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States331:1,521,77881,120

Yanker (42) may also be a first name.

Yanker Last Name Facts

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

The surname Yanker (Russian: Янкер) is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yanker? popularity and diffusion

Yanker is the 1,014,722nd most widely held last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 29,150,184 people. The last name Yanker is predominantly found in The Americas, where 69 percent of Yanker reside; 69 percent reside in North America and 69 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Yanker is also the 1,566,439th most frequently used forename in the world It is held by 42 people.

This last name is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 218 people, or 1 in 1,662,656. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Missouri, where 25 percent are found, Texas, where 11 percent are found and New York, where 7 percent are found. Beside The United States this surname exists in 10 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 5 percent are found and Liberia, where 4 percent are found.

Yanker Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Yanker has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Yanker surname grew 661 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Yanker Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Yanker last name are 12.73% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 65.96% registered with the party.

Yanker earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 26.78% more than the national average, earning $54,704 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yanıker92173/
Yahnker9242/
Yankeer921/
Yankere921/
Yiankere86104/
Yangkerd862/
Yahncker860/
Janker832,939/
Yonker832,557/
Yancer83359/
Yankır8344/
Yamker8310/
Ianker832/
Yankyr831/
Eanker830/
Jancker7763/
Yancher7738/
Jankerd7733/
Jankert7716/
Jhanker779/
Janåker776/
Yongker773/
Yankire773/
Jankier772/
Yankyor772/
Jankere772/
Jannker771/
Yoonker771/
Jankeer771/
Yankoir771/
Yonkerd770/
Yonnker770/
Jainker770/
Yangkire7117/
Jankheir712/
Jhankeer711/
Ajganker711/
Jonker6728,455/
Jankir67157/
Jancer6721/
Ionker679/
Jamker673/
Iancer672/
Yankyrova672/
Yonckheer671/
Jahnckejr671/
Yancre671/
Hajoncker670/

Yanker Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Yanker in the Russian language
Янкерanker-

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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 Yanker
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