Yat Surname

12,161st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 46,191 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Guatemala
Highest density in:
Guatemala

Yat Surname Definition:

Yat: for Gate, a still common pronunciation; hence the surname Yates. Byatt stands for By-yat, and Woodyat for Wood-gate.

In “The Clerke’s Tale” we are told that Griselda went “With glad chere to the yate.”

And Piers Plowman says that our Lord came into the upper chamber through “Both dore and yates To Peter and to the Apostles.

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Yat Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Guatemala21,6461:743134
Cambodia15,6511:990258
South Sudan5,2841:2,160418
Pakistan1,0341:172,7704,447
Turkey5731:135,81411,031
Egypt4271:215,30615,336
United States2511:1,444,05999,074
Indonesia2341:565,16745,330
Malaysia1871:157,7239,764
Nigeria1581:1,121,15746,146
Mexico1251:993,01013,084
Thailand1061:666,399111,628
India931:8,248,015171,602
Singapore471:117,1854,783
Philippines431:2,354,377127,644
Australia411:658,43245,385
Taiwan391:601,1474,434
Mauritius341:38,0427,089
Uzbekistan271:1,145,52421,534
Panama261:150,4714,892
Canada251:1,473,824101,190
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Brazil191:11,267,070228,483
Papua New Guinea191:429,14355,452
Belize101:35,5472,218
Iran91:8,531,392160,212
Hong Kong81:916,9354,774
Kenya81:5,772,48850,256
England61:9,286,343223,652
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Lebanon31:1,879,02822,073
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Senegal21:7,289,6718,117
France21:33,211,361423,184
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States261:1,931,48897,398

Yat (32,035) may also be a first name.

Yat Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Yat: for Gate, a still common pronunciation; hence the surname Yates. Byatt stands for By-yat, and Woodyat for Wood-gate.

In “The Clerke’s Tale” we are told that Griselda went “With glad chere to the yate.”

And Piers Plowman says that our Lord came into the upper chamber through “Both dore and yates To Peter and to the Apostles.”

In the “Townley Mysteries” we have both forms. Jacob in his vision is represented as saying: “And now is there none other gate, But Godes howse and heven’s yate.”

Family Names And Their Story (1913) by Sabine Baring-Gould

Yat Last Name Facts

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

Yat (Arabic: العيات, Bengali: যত, Hindi: यात, Marathi: यट, Oriya: ଯାତ) is most common in Guatemala. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Yat.

How Common Is The Last Name Yat? popularity and diffusion

The surname Yat is the 12,161st most frequently used surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 157,770 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 48 percent of Yat live; 47 percent live in Central America and 47 percent live in Hispano-Central America. Yat is also the 26,500th most numerous given name internationally, held by 32,035 people.

This last name is most prevalent in Guatemala, where it is held by 21,646 people, or 1 in 743. In Guatemala Yat is most common in: Alta Verapaz Department, where 54 percent are found, Quiché Department, where 19 percent are found and Petén Department, where 10 percent are found. Excluding Guatemala this last name exists in 51 countries. It also occurs in Cambodia, where 34 percent are found and South Sudan, where 11 percent are found.

Yat Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Yat has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Yat last name grew 965 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Yat Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya and Melkite Greek Catholic (33%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those bearing the Yat last name are 6.09% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 59.32% registered with the party.

The amount Yat earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 9.42% less than the national average, earning $39,084 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.08% more than the national average, earning $52,208 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yate8612,407/
Hyat868,728/
Yatt861,996/
Yats86361/
Yath86250/
Yiat86237/
Yast86121/
Yoat8617/
Yaat8615/
Jyat864/
Yazt864/
Yadt863/
Yhat862/
Yaht862/
Ya80500,316/
Hyatt7533,170/
Yatte755,365/
Ayyat75654/
Yaste75309/
Yahat75285/
Hyate75220/
Hyath75146/
Yahut75136/
Yathe75119/
Hyaat7592/
Yatch7550/
Yaate7541/
Aayat7535/
Yacht7534/
Oyyat7518/
Eyyat7514/
Yaait7511/
Yaaut756/
Yatts755/
Jyate755/
Aiyat755/
Ajyat754/
Hyhat753/
Yasht753/
Eiyat753/
Yhatt752/
Yaath752/
Yadte752/
Jyath751/
Ayjat751/
Yiatt751/
Aàyat751/
Ayiat751/
Hyaht751/
Hyayt751/
Yoatt751/
Yaiet751/
Yiate751/
Yohat751/
Yasth751/
Hhyat751/
Yasst750/
Yatgy750/
Yaats750/
Hyats750/
Yap67173,355/
Jat6741,376/
Yas6734,336/
Yah6723,022/
Yaa6717,984/
Yoa6717,443/
Hayyat6717,432/
Yaz677,776/
Yay676,804/
Yot675,977/
Yad675,242/
Iat672,500/
Yaş672,116/
Yea671,832/
Yae671,334/
Hya671,314/
Yaï67786/
Yia67570/
Jya67475/
Haiyat67364/
Hyatte67294/
Yaj67258/
Ghiyat67238/
Yaî67166/
Yha67128/
Øya67117/
Hayiat6792/
Eat6749/
Yahaut6747/
Yatova6741/
Yaç6741/
Hujyat6736/
Haayat6723/
Yatowa6723/
Aayate6713/
Yaoute6713/
Heyyat6711/
Hajyat678/
Gheyat675/
Ayyate675/
Yahatz674/
Ayyatt674/
Ya'out674/
Jyathe673/
Aayath672/
Heiyat672/
Huyyat672/
Heyiat672/
Hyatts671/
Eyeath671/
Gaiyat671/
Yashte671/
Yaà671/
Hyatch671/
Yatthe671/
Yachte671/
Yahthe671/
Yahaat671/
Yahatt671/
Aheyat671/
Aayyat671/
Ayiaat671/
Ayiate671/
Yahayt671/
Eyeatt670/
Yağ670/

Yat Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Yat in the Bengali language
যতyata-
Yat in the Oriya language
ଯାତyata-
Yat in the Hindi language
यातyata77.5
यतyata22.5
Yat in the Marathi language
यटyata66.67
यातyata33.33
Yat in the Arabic language
العياتalyat-
عياتyat-

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