Yankov Surname

33,358th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15,923 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bulgaria
Highest density in:
Bulgaria

Yankov Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yankov Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bulgaria11,7211:59565
Russia2,6491:54,4077,118
Ukraine5991:75,99810,890
Greece2721:40,7356,567
Belarus2391:39,7536,821
United States1301:2,788,146165,890
Kazakhstan571:310,21925,916
England431:1,295,76958,667
Canada381:969,62173,252
Germany201:4,025,273167,743
Kyrgyzstan171:351,33329,728
France141:4,744,480251,814
New Zealand131:348,33327,379
Switzerland131:631,76343,230
Moldova121:296,78124,445
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
Uzbekistan91:3,436,57132,268
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Argentina61:7,123,902190,047
Israel61:1,426,27275,466
Slovenia51:497,53521,006
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Netherlands31:5,629,059132,535
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
China21:683,660,78330,601
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023

Yankov (10) may also be a first name.

Yankov Last Name Facts

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

Yankov (Russian: Янков) is more frequently found in Bulgaria than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yankov? popularity and diffusion

It is the 33,358th most commonly occurring family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 457,674 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 90 percent of Yankov live; 75 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 73 percent live in South Slavic Europe. It is also the 3,684,242nd most frequently occurring given name world-wide It is held by 10 people.

This last name is most frequently held in Bulgaria, where it is held by 11,721 people, or 1 in 595. In Bulgaria Yankov is most numerous in: Sofia City Province, where 18 percent live, Plovdiv Province, where 13 percent live and Varna Province, where 8 percent live. Excluding Bulgaria this last name is found in 44 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 17 percent live and Ukraine, where 4 percent live.

Yankov Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Yankov surname is predominantly Orthodox (84%) in Russia, Orthodox (88%) in Belarus and Orthodox (87%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Yankov last name are 8.79% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 55.56% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Yankov earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 71.49% more than the national average, earning R 407,532 per year; in United States they earn 10.71% more than the national average, earning $47,770 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.09% more than the national average, earning $53,702 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yankova9216,358/
Yankovs922/
Yanekov922/
Yankovf921/
Yankoov921/
Yasenkov86293/
Yasinkov8624/
Yasynkov8610/
Hyankova863/
Yaşenkov861/
Yacenkov861/
Jankov832,881/
Yonkov831,110/
Yankow83162/
Iankov83117/
Yamkov8379/
Yankof834/
Yancov833/
Yachenkov8013/
Yankovova801/
Yachinkov801/
Yonkova771,166/
Jankova771,063/
Iankova77111/
Jankovs7768/
Yankoff7735/
Yankeev7711/
Yankaev7711/
Jankoev773/
Yahnkow771/
Iankovs771/
Yaschenkov7581/
Yaschinkov751/
Yashchenkov71264/
Yankhaev7125/
Janckova712/
Yashchinkov712/
Jasenkov712/
Jankow67258/
Yonkof6748/
Iancov6743/
Jankovová6738/
Ionkov6730/
Jonkov6722/
Yonkow676/
Jancov675/
Yancof673/
Yancob672/
Jacenkovs671/
Iachenkov671/
Iankow671/
Yonkoyvch671/
Yamcov671/
Yasenkoff671/
Jankof671/
Jankóvová671/
Jasinkovs671/
Ianqov671/
Jankav671/

Yankov Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Yankov in the Russian language
Янковankov-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Yankov
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