Where Does The Last Name Yanks Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Yanks is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yanks? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This surname is the 4,649,889^th most frequent surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 404,863,662 people. The surname Yanks occurs predominantly in Africa, where 72 percent of Yanks are found; 72 percent are found in West Africa and 72 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,136,160^th most widespread forename internationally It is held by 25 people.

This surname is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is held by 13 people, or 1 in 13,626,366. In Nigeria Yanks is primarily concentrated in: Kaduna, where 62 percent are found and Federal Capital Territory, where 38 percent are found. Aside from Nigeria it is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Argentina, where 6 percent are found and Brazil, where 6 percent are found.