Yaruk Surname

431,117th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 799 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Belarus

Yaruk Surname User-submission:

The Yaruk surname is thought to be derived from the Golden Light Sutra's Old Uygur title, Altun Yaruq. This surname means 'light', 'gleam', 'luminosity', 'brightness'.

Yaruk Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey6281:123,91910,257
Belarus901:105,56715,905
Russia371:3,895,218191,585
Ukraine211:2,167,747147,417
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
India51:153,413,076951,030
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786

Yaruk (277) may also be a first name.

Yaruk Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Yaruk surname is thought to be derived from the Golden Light Sutra's Old Uygur title, Altun Yaruq. This surname means 'light', 'gleam', 'luminosity', 'brightness'.

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Yaruk Last Name Facts

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

The last name Yaruk (Hindi: यारुक, Russian: Ярук) is held by more people in Turkey than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yaruk? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 431,117th most frequent last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 9,120,833 people. This last name is primarily found in Asia, where 81 percent of Yaruk reside; 78 percent reside in West Asia and 78 percent reside in Anatolia and Highlands. It is also the 533,704th most frequently used first name at a global level, held by 277 people.

The surname is most prevalent in Turkey, where it is carried by 628 people, or 1 in 123,919. In Turkey it is most prevalent in: Diyarbakir Province, where 37 percent live, Sanliurfa Province, where 27 percent live and Istanbul Province, where 7 percent live. Aside from Turkey this last name is found in 11 countries. It is also common in Belarus, where 11 percent live and Russia, where 5 percent live.

Yaruk Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Yaruk last name is predominantly Orthodox (92%) in Belarus.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yarukh9157/
Yaruke916/
Yaruck912/
Yatruk911/
Yarouk911/
Aiyaruk831/
Yarzouk831/
Yarik80846/
Yoruk80275/
Yarok80187/
Jaruk8068/
Yarux8054/
Yaruc8011/
Iaruk801/
Yarug801/
Yarukova77264/
Yarikh73209/
Yarokh73183/
Yarick73152/
Yağrik7361/
Jairuk7340/
Jaruke7332/
Yahrok7323/
Jaruek7322/
Hyarik734/
Yooruk732/
Jarruk731/
Jarauk731/
Jarusk731/
Yarugh731/
Jarouk731/
Jarukh731/
Yarzuq731/
Jareuk731/
Yarrick6758/
Jharukh674/
Jairuck672/
Yarough672/
Aiyarik671/
Yoroukh671/
Jaharuk671/
Yaraugh670/

Yaruk Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Yaruk in the Hindi language
यारुकyaruka66.67
यारूकyaruka33.33
Yaruk in the Russian language
Ярукaruk-

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