Yayak Surname

1,025,894th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 246 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Yayak Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yayak Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia1161:1,140,07981,531
Turkey591:1,319,00754,084
Cameroon461:451,50137,608
India151:51,137,692512,385
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Yayak (1,609) may also be a first name.

Yayak Last Name Facts

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

Yayak (Hindi: ययक, Marathi: ययाक, Russian: Яяк) is found most in Indonesia. It may be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Yayak? popularity and diffusion

The surname Yayak is the 1,025,894th most widely held family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 29,624,170 people. The last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 61 percent of Yayak reside; 49 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 49 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 192,625th most widely held given name at a global level It is held by 1,609 people.

The surname is most commonly held in Indonesia, where it is borne by 116 people, or 1 in 1,140,079. In Indonesia Yayak is mostly found in: East Java, where 70 percent are found, West Java, where 9 percent are found and Jambi, where 6 percent are found. Apart from Indonesia Yayak occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in Turkey, where 24 percent are found and Cameroon, where 19 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yayake917/
Yahyak912/
Yayack911/
Yayk891/
Yahayak835/
Yahyake831/
Yayuk801,267/
Yayık801,195/
Yayok80333/
Jayak80113/
Yayag80101/
Yajak8020/
Yayac8016/
Yoyak808/
Yayek803/
Yaeak802/
Yuyak802/
Yeyak801/
Yayock731,700/
Ysayuk73110/
Jayake738/
Ytayag733/
Jayakk732/
Jayakh732/
Yuyake731/
Yayeke731/
Yayuke731/
Esayak731/
Yoyakk731/
Yahyek731/
Hyiyak731/
Jhayak731/
Jayakg731/
Yoyk67435/
Yeak67124/
Yaykova6794/
Jayk6741/
Uitayak673/
Jayakhe672/
Yajk671/
Yayx671/
Yahyagh671/
Ojhayak671/
Aiyajak671/
Yayq671/
Aitiyak671/
Itayakh671/

Yayak Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Yayak in the Marathi language
ययाकyayaka-
Yayak in the Hindi language
ययकyayaka50
नायकnayaka50
Yayak in the Russian language
Яякaak-

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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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  • 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 Yayak
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