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
Yaq occurs more in Pakistan more than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Yaq? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 942,947th most frequent surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 26,214,194 people. The surname Yaq is mostly found in Asia, where 96 percent of Yaq reside; 89 percent reside in South Asia and 89 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Yaq is also the 1,412,538th most numerous forename on earth It is held by 50 people.
The last name Yaq is most prevalent in Pakistan, where it is carried by 223 people, or 1 in 801,094. In Pakistan it is most numerous in: Punjab, where 67 percent reside, Balochistan, where 13 percent reside and Sindh, where 12 percent reside. Besides Pakistan Yaq exists in 10 countries. It is also common in Afghanistan, where 8 percent reside and Morocco, where 3 percent reside.
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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