Yaska Surname

1,125,333rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 215 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Yaska Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yaska Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria631:2,811,79089,258
Russia431:3,351,699174,427
Mauritania311:132,0927,581
Indonesia271:4,898,118234,077
United States221:16,475,406557,260
India91:85,229,487684,495
Somalia91:1,494,6733,608
Belarus31:3,167,020121,664
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646

Yaska (988) may also be a first name.

Yaska Last Name Facts

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

Yaska (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻳﺎﺳﻜﻪ, Russian: Яська) occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Yaska? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,125,333rd most commonly used last name internationally, held by around 1 in 33,895,562 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 48 percent of Yaska live; 44 percent live in West Africa and 29 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Yaska is also the 256,274th most frequently used first name worldwide, borne by 988 people.

Yaska is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 63 people, or 1 in 2,811,790. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Borno, where 59 percent are found, Plateau, where 22 percent are found and Gombe, where 8 percent are found. Without taking into account Nigeria Yaska occurs in 13 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 20 percent are found and Mauritania, where 14 percent are found.

Yaska Last Name Statistics demography

Yaska earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 23.7% less than the national average, earning $32,924 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yaskai911/
Yashka911/
Yasska911/
Yaskay911/
Hyaska911/
Yaskaya8377/
Jaska80665/
Yaski80317/
Yeska80243/
Yaske80198/
Yasky80136/
Yoska8090/
Yazka8084/
Iaska801/
Yaské801/
Yasca800/
Yasskaya774/
Yaseki73212/
Jaszka73205/
Yatsky73116/
Yaskey7399/
Yascay7388/
Yassky7368/
Yiaski7327/
Yoshka7324/
Jasska7319/
Jaskaj7319/
Yashki7318/
Yaskhi7314/
Yaskyi7314/
Yashke739/
Yatski738/
Yasski737/
Ajoska732/
Jashka732/
Jaskai732/
Yoskai732/
Yaseke731/
Yaskeh731/
Youska731/
Yoskay731/
Yaskee731/
Yaskie731/
Yazhskaya711/
Yaskych6799/
Yatskyi6774/
Yasseke6736/
Yaskich6734/
Jaschka6730/
Yatskis6712/
Yaneski677/
Yasskiy677/
Yaneske673/
Yatskiz673/
Yashkeh672/
Jaszkai672/
Yatskoy672/
Yasheki671/
Yatskih671/
Yanesky670/

Yaska Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Yaska in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻳﺎﺳﻜﻪyaskh53.85
ﻳﺎﺳﻚyask46.15
Yaska in the Russian language
Яськаaska-

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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
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  • 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 Yaska
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