Yashek Surname

3,274,477th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 36 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Israel
Highest density in:
Israel

Yashek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yashek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Israel181:475,42436,085
Russia81:18,015,382436,635
India61:127,844,230863,365
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Yashek Last Name Facts

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

The last name Yashek (Russian: Яшек) is most common in Israel. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yashek? popularity and diffusion

The surname Yashek is the 3,274,477th most prevalent last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 202,431,831 people. The surname is primarily found in Asia, where 72 percent of Yashek reside; 50 percent reside in West Asia and 50 percent reside in Judeo-West Asia.

Yashek is most frequently held in Israel, where it is borne by 18 people, or 1 in 475,424. In Israel Yashek is mostly concentrated in: Central District, where 78 percent are found and Tel Aviv District, where 22 percent are found. Excluding Israel it occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 22 percent are found and India, where 17 percent are found.

Yashek Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Yashek has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Yashek surname contracted 80 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yasheik9247/
Yasek9192/
Yashkh83162/
Yashik8364/
Jashek8344/
Yaseck8321/
Yashke839/
Yaszek838/
Yashyk838/
Yasekh831/
Yascek831/
Yaseek831/
Yaseke831/
Yoshek830/
Yask8014/
Yashshekh801/
Jaschek77531/
Yaschik7791/
Yasseke7736/
Yashikk7710/
Yashikh777/
Aayashk773/
Yahshik771/
Yaschyk771/
Jasheek771/
Jashekh771/
Jaishek771/
Jahshek771/
Yasseck771/
Jasheck770/
Jasehek770/
Yosheck770/
Ayyajshekh751/
Jasek734,893/
Yasik73448/
Yaske73198/
Yasyk73161/
Yacek7367/
Jashk7339/
Yosek7323/
Yasec7316/
Yatsk735/
Yaskh731/
Yassk731/
Yashq731/
Yashkova712,457/
Yashchyk71450/
Jascheck7131/
Yashique715/
Jahashek713/
Yaschick711/
Yasekova711/
Jaszek67592/
Jasiek67439/
Yasick67118/
Jassek67105/
Jashke6790/
Jatsek6718/
Jaseck6712/
Yashiq6712/
Yoshik678/
Jaschk678/
Yazcek676/
Yasikh676/
Jashik675/
Yashgh674/
Yasegh674/
Yasikk673/
Yoseke673/
Jaseek672/
Jaseke672/
Joshek672/
Yassck671/
Yossek671/
Hiasek671/
Yaasik671/
Yachke671/
Jascek671/
Yasseg671/
Yasiec671/
Yasigh671/
Yasque671/
Yacheackt670/
Yachkt670/

Yashek Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Yashek in the Russian language
Яшекasek-

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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 Yashek
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