View the most partisan surnames in The United States

Where Does The Last Name Yek Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Yek (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻳﻚ, Hindi: येक, Marathi: येक) occurs more in Malaysia more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Yek? ^{popularity and diffusion}

It is the 180,558^th most frequently occurring surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 3,087,943 people. The last name is primarily found in Asia, where 91 percent of Yek reside; 78 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 62 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Yek is also the 121,304^th most frequently occurring first name worldwide, held by 3,438 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Malaysia, where it is held by 1,293 people, or 1 in 22,811. In Malaysia it is primarily concentrated in: Sarawak, where 57 percent are found, Perak, where 11 percent are found and Selangor, where 7 percent are found. Beside Malaysia it is found in 39 countries. It is also common in The Philippines, where 8 percent are found and Indonesia, where 7 percent are found.

Yek Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Yek has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Yek last name increased 241 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Yek Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those bearing the Yek surname are 23.24% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 76.47% registered to vote for the party.

Yek earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 5.33% less than the national average, earning $40,851 USD per year.