Yaq Surname
Approximately 278 people bear this surname
Yaq Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 223 | 1:801,094 | 11,375 |
| Afghanistan | 22 | 1:1,461,508 | 12,026 |
| Morocco | 9 | 1:3,830,678 | 54,497 |
| Indonesia | 7 | 1:18,892,742 | 520,071 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| Iran | 3 | 1:25,594,175 | 224,183 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Yaq (50) may also be a first name.
Yaq Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yaq Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Yaq is borne by more people in Pakistan than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Yaq.
How Common Is The Last Name Yaq? popularity and diffusion
The last name Yaq is the 942,947th most numerous family name on earth, held by around 1 in 26,214,194 people. The last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 96 percent of Yaq are found; 89 percent are found in South Asia and 89 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Yaq is also the 1,412,538th most frequent first name internationally, held by 50 people.
This surname is most widely held in Pakistan, where it is held by 223 people, or 1 in 801,094. In Pakistan Yaq is most frequent in: Punjab, where 67 percent live, Balochistan, where 13 percent live and Sindh, where 12 percent live. Not including Pakistan Yaq occurs in 10 countries. It is also found in Afghanistan, where 8 percent live and Morocco, where 3 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yaqe | 86 | 56 | / |
| Yaqh | 86 | 25 | / |
| Yhaq | 86 | 13 | / |
| Yaqu | 86 | 12 | / |
| Yasq | 86 | 5 | / |
| Yiaq | 86 | 3 | / |
| Yaqq | 86 | 2 | / |
| Hyaq | 86 | 1 | / |
| Yayq | 86 | 1 | / |
| Yaqt | 86 | 1 | / |
| Yaqz | 86 | 1 | / |
| Yagq | 86 | 1 | / |
| Yahq | 86 | 1 | / |
| Yaqut | 75 | 1,863 | / |
| Yaque | 75 | 934 | / |
| Yahaq | 75 | 268 | / |
| Yaqup | 75 | 23 | / |
| Yaqus | 75 | 3 | / |
| Yashq | 75 | 1 | / |
| Yaqug | 75 | 1 | / |
| Yaqkt | 75 | 1 | / |
| Yhaqh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Yaooq | 75 | 1 | / |
| Yaqqq | 75 | 1 | / |
| Yahdq | 75 | 1 | / |
| Yaouq | 75 | 1 | / |
| Yak | 67 | 51,441 | / |
| Yax | 67 | 17,944 | / |
| Yac | 67 | 8,170 | / |
| Yag | 67 | 1,579 | / |
| Yacque | 67 | 29 | / |
| Jaq | 67 | 27 | / |
| Eaq | 67 | 8 | / |
| Iaq | 67 | 7 | / |
| Yoq | 67 | 7 | / |
| Yasque | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yahayq | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hyaque | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ayyazq | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Yaq
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