Yaq Surname

942,947th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 278 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Pakistan

Yaq Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yaq Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan2231:801,09411,375
Afghanistan221:1,461,50812,026
Morocco91:3,830,67854,497
Indonesia71:18,892,742520,071
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Iran31:25,594,175224,183
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
China21:683,660,78330,601
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yaqe8656/
Yaqh8625/
Yhaq8613/
Yaqu8612/
Yasq865/
Yiaq863/
Yaqq862/
Hyaq861/
Yayq861/
Yaqt861/
Yaqz861/
Yagq861/
Yahq861/
Yaqut751,863/
Yaque75934/
Yahaq75268/
Yaqup7523/
Yaqus753/
Yashq751/
Yaqug751/
Yaqkt751/
Yhaqh751/
Yaooq751/
Yaqqq751/
Yahdq751/
Yaouq751/
Yak6751,441/
Yax6717,944/
Yac678,170/
Yag671,579/
Yacque6729/
Jaq6727/
Eaq678/
Iaq677/
Yoq677/
Yasque671/
Yahayq671/
Hyaque671/
Ayyazq671/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Yaq
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis