Yavuk Surname

1,152,132nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 208 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Turkey

Yavuk Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

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Yavuk Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey2071:375,94923,256
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Yavuk Last Name Facts

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

The surname Yavuk (Hindi: यावूक, Marathi: यावुक) is more frequently found in Turkey than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Yavuk? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,152,132nd most commonly occurring last name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 35,036,278 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 51 percent of Yavuk live; 51 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 51 percent live in East Thrace and Karpass.

This last name is most widely held in Turkey, where it is borne by 207 people, or 1 in 375,949. In Turkey Yavuk is primarily found in: Istanbul Province, where 61 percent are found, Sanliurfa Province, where 14 percent are found and Bursa Province, where 13 percent are found. Barring Turkey this surname is found in one country. It is also found in India, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yavhukh831/
Yavuc80118/
Yawuk8032/
Javuk807/
Yabouk7367/
Yawuck7323/
Yabouck676/
Yavough671/
Yawok6084/
Yabuc607/
Yabug605/
Javug601/
Javaux551,271/
Jawuke5515/
Yabouc552/
Yaavoc551/
Yowouk551/
Javeux550/
Jaabouk50273/
Jyawook5037/
Yabough501/
Jeavock501/
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Yavuk Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Yavuk in the Hindi language
यावूकyavuka-
Yavuk in the Marathi language
यावुकyavuka-

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Yavuk
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