Yazbek Surname

41,697th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12,516 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lebanon
Highest density in:
Lebanon

Yazbek Surname User-submission:

This surname is a common family name and surname of Lebanese origin. The word in Arabic يزبك is derived from the Ottoman Turkish title beik (بك‎) – a designation exclusively given to rich and powerful families.

Yazbek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lebanon10,0871:55995
Syria5181:37,2612,261
Ecuador2941:54,1024,877
United States2811:1,289,88990,528
Saudi Arabia2781:110,99214,774
Brazil2461:870,22131,350
South Africa1161:467,04938,892
Argentina1081:395,77230,408
Kuwait871:43,6865,304
Mexico651:1,909,63418,382
Australia611:442,55234,724
Canada551:669,92054,285
United Arab Emirates431:213,07614,246
Qatar341:69,3536,725
El Salvador271:234,9592,182
England261:2,143,00282,017
Venezuela251:1,208,16317,203
Sweden221:447,58032,003
France201:3,321,136213,627
Israel191:450,40234,739
Belgium181:638,70256,744
Jordan151:589,49613,598
Russia111:13,102,096377,010
Spain91:5,194,67182,436
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
Kyrgyzstan41:1,493,16471,188
Uruguay41:857,94031,713
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Palestine41:1,137,21216,054
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828

Yazbek (191) may also be a first name.

Yazbek Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname is a common family name and surname of Lebanese origin. The word in Arabic يزبك is derived from the Ottoman Turkish title beik (بك‎) – a designation exclusively given to rich and powerful families.

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Yazbek is a common family name and surname of Lebanese origin. The word in Arabic يزبك is derived from the Ottoman Turkish title beik (بك‎) – a designation was exclusively given to rich and powerful families.

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Yazbek Last Name Facts

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

The last name Yazbek (Arabic: يزبك, Russian: Язбек) occurs in Lebanon more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Yazbek? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 41,697th most common surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 582,258 people. The surname Yazbek occurs predominantly in Asia, where 89 percent of Yazbek are found; 89 percent are found in West Asia and 85 percent are found in Levant. It is also the 657,437th most frequently used first name globally, held by 191 people.

The last name is most widespread in Lebanon, where it is carried by 10,087 people, or 1 in 559. In Lebanon it is primarily concentrated in: Mount Lebanon Governorate, where 48 percent live, Baalbek-Hermel Governorate, where 31 percent live and North Governorate, where 8 percent live. Other than Lebanon it occurs in 50 countries. It is also common in Syria, where 4 percent live and Ecuador, where 2 percent live.

Yazbek Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Yazbek surname is predominantly Shiite (45%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those holding the Yazbek surname are 11.56% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 64.79% being registered with the political party.

The amount Yazbek earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 12.92% less than the national average, earning R 206,928 per year; in United States they earn 25.77% more than the national average, earning $54,268 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.26% less than the national average, earning $45,577 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yazbeck921,791/
Yazebek922/
Yazbekc921/
Yazbec8390/
Yazbik8326/
Yozbek8317/
Iazbek839/
Jazbek831/
Yazbekova801/
Iazbeck7713/
Jarzbek778/
Yazveck772/
Jazbeck772/
Oyozbek771/
Yarzbeg771/
Jazbec672,225/
Jazbik6747/
Yazvec6728/
Iazbec6712/
Iazbik676/
Jahazbeek671/
Yazvyk671/
Iazbick622/
Jazbike621/
Giazmpek571/
Jazbecová533/
Jazbecova531/

Yazbek Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Yazbek in the Russian language
Язбекazbek-
Yazbek in the Arabic language
يزبكyzbk-

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