Yarmak Surname

62,864th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,978 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Belarus

Yarmak Surname Definition:

(from an acronym/abbreviation) An acronym for yehe raavo min kodomoh, “may it be Thy will.” This was selected as a prayer by the person assuming the new name.

Yarmak Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine4,3161:10,5471,305
Russia2,2891:62,9638,161
Belarus9591:9,9071,491
United States1161:3,124,646180,867
Kazakhstan1001:176,82517,012
Israel801:106,97012,128
Papua New Guinea241:339,73845,241
Canada231:1,601,982107,690
Transnistria201:23,7354,200
Turkey81:9,727,678134,647
Iran61:12,797,087199,837
Afghanistan61:5,358,86425,178
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Turkmenistan41:1,372,2786,164
Moldova41:890,34246,069
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
England31:18,572,686338,250
Armenia21:1,465,09016,492
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873

Yarmak (44) may also be a first name.

Yarmak Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(from an acronym/abbreviation) An acronym for yehe raavo min kodomoh, “may it be Thy will.” This was selected as a prayer by the person assuming the new name.

— Rabbi Benzion Kaganoff

Yarmak Last Name Facts

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

The last name Yarmak (Russian: Ярмак) occurs more in Ukraine more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Yarmak? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 62,864th most commonly used surname globally, held by around 1 in 913,455 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 88 percent of Yarmak live; 88 percent live in Eastern Europe and 88 percent live in East Slavic Europe. Yarmak is also the 1,525,482nd most prevalent first name in the world, held by 44 people.

This last name is most frequently used in Ukraine, where it is borne by 4,316 people, or 1 in 10,547. In Ukraine Yarmak is most prevalent in: Kharkiv Oblast, where 28 percent are found, Kiev, where 12 percent are found and Chernihiv Oblast, where 12 percent are found. Outside of Ukraine Yarmak is found in 23 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 29 percent are found and Belarus, where 12 percent are found.

Yarmak Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is predominantly Orthodox (88%) in Russia, Orthodox (92%) in Belarus, Orthodox (100%) in Kazakhstan and Orthodox (88%) in Ukraine.

In The United States Yarmak are 20.58% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than The US average, with 67.35% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Yarmak earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 14.92% more than the national average, earning $49,585 USD per year and in Canada they earn 23.8% less than the national average, earning $37,859 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yaremak92141/
Yarmeak9222/
Yarmack9212/
Yarmaq83136/
Jarmak83103/
Yarmac8371/
Yormak8336/
Iarmak836/
Yarmok834/
Yarmakova80426/
Yarmouk7746/
Yormack7737/
Jarmakh7721/
Yarmock7716/
Jarmack779/
Earmack771/
Yarmagh771/
Yarmakhova759/
Jarmmack711/
Yarmokova6719/
Jarmac677/
Jarmok671/
Jarmakova671/
Yormakova671/
Yormac671/
Iarmacova532/
Jarmoc50392/
Jormac501/

Yarmak Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Yarmak in the Russian language
Ярмакarmak-

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