Yankis Surname

3,323,005th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 35 people bear this surname

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

Yankis Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yankis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia141:10,294,504334,277
Papua New Guinea71:1,164,817109,517
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Venezuela41:7,551,01953,668
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Israel11:8,557,634182,558

Yankis (26) may also be a first name.

Yankis Last Name Facts

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

The surname Yankis (Russian: Янкис) is most common in Russia. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yankis? popularity and diffusion

The last name Yankis is the 3,323,005th most frequently used surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 208,215,598 people. The last name Yankis is primarily found in The Americas, where 34 percent of Yankis live; 23 percent live in Eastern Europe and 23 percent live in East Slavic Europe. Yankis is also the 2,084,397th most common first name globally It is held by 26 people.

It is most commonly occurring in Russia, where it is held by 14 people, or 1 in 10,294,504. In Russia Yankis is most numerous in: Chelyabinsk Oblast, where 50 percent live, Moscow, where 14 percent live and Saint Petersburg, where 7 percent live. Besides Russia this surname exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 20 percent live and The United States, where 20 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yankish9211/
Yankise921/
Yannekis8627/
Yankoits868/
Yancis8387/
Yankes8385/
Jankis8337/
Yamkis8311/
Yankys836/
Iankis831/
Yankoisse801/
Jankies77109/
Jankisz7753/
Yanchis7750/
Yanquis7748/
Yonkise7720/
Yiamkis7713/
Jankist7712/
Jankish777/
Yankees776/
Yiankes774/
Jankkis774/
Yongkis772/
Yankich771/
Yankesh771/
Ayonkis771/
Jangkies716/
Yankoyts715/
Jankoits712/
Jankisch712/
Yanquish711/
Yongkies711/
Jankuits711/
Yankoich710/
Yances67830/
Jankes67114/
Jancis6760/
Jonkis6728/
Yonkes6717/
Yonkys6711/
Iamkis673/
Ionkis673/
Iancis671/
Jankys671/
Yoncis671/
Iankes670/

Yankis Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Yankis in the Russian language
Янкисankis-

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Yankis
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