Yekin Surname

267,663rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,459 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Yekin Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yekin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1,3091:135,3278,745
Turkey721:1,080,85347,659
United States341:10,660,557428,392
Indonesia231:5,749,965259,967
Papua New Guinea61:1,358,953118,663
Benin41:2,583,90073,293
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Northern Cyprus11:319,01110,202

Yekin (625) may also be a first name.

Yekin Last Name Facts

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

Yekin (Marathi: येकीन) has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Yekin click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yekin? popularity and diffusion

It is the 267,663rd most frequent last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 4,994,891 people. The surname Yekin is predominantly found in Africa, where 90 percent of Yekin are found; 90 percent are found in West Africa and 90 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Yekin is also the 333,332nd most commonly held first name globally, held by 625 people.

The surname Yekin is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 1,309 people, or 1 in 135,327. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Oyo, where 43 percent live, Osun, where 16 percent live and Lagos, where 13 percent live. Excluding Nigeria this last name occurs in 11 countries. It also occurs in Turkey, where 5 percent live and The United States, where 2 percent live.

Yekin Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Yekin last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 50% registered with the party.

Yekin earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 20.77% less than the national average, earning $34,187 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ayekin91163/
Yekinn9191/
Yekina9144/
Yekkin916/
Yekink913/
Oyekin911/
Yedkin911/
Yekgin911/
Yeşkin911/
Ekin8922,912/
Yekn894/
Yekinne836/
Yeshkin832/
Ayekina832/
Eakin806,651/
Aykin803,140/
Ekina80577/
Yeken80455/
Eikin80181/
Gekin80166/
Oykin80121/
Iekin80106/
Yeqin8047/
Jekin8045/
Eykin8037/
Egkin8033/
Aekin8017/
Ekion8010/
Eukin803/
Yykin802/
Oekin801/
Oyekn801/
Ekkin801/
Eckin800/
Eekin800/
Ekinn800/
Ekn7580/
Yekeen7317,568/
Yekken73902/
Aykina73375/
Gaykin73224/
Haykin73185/
Oykina73165/
Yetken73162/
Heakin73144/
Ayukin73100/
Eykina7362/
Geykin7357/
Gekkin7354/
Goykin7350/
Ayakin7345/
Uyking7341/
Ayeken7339/
Oyikin7334/
Aekina7330/
Eyukin7321/
Iyakin7319/
Yeqing7319/
Ayikin7317/
Geckin7315/
Yaykin7314/
Hiekin739/
Jeikin739/
Goekin738/
Eikina738/
Heikin736/
Heykin736/
Jeking736/
Aytkin734/
Oyeken733/
Jekina733/
Uyakin733/
Eoykin732/
Awekin732/
Jekien732/
Joykin732/
Yekyna732/
Jyokin731/
Eeakin731/
Eyskin731/
Gegkin731/
Geikin731/
Giykin731/
Yeqina731/
Yoakin731/
Yechin731/
Ejikin731/
Iyeken731/
Jekion731/
Hejkin731/
Ejakin731/
Eykink731/
Eyokin731/
Ayskin731/
Juykin731/
Yecken730/
Hoekin730/
Ayekinova711/
Eken6723,059/
Houekin67606/
Gaykina67210/
Ayukina67117/
Heuskin67108/
Eijking6798/
Heuking6777/
Geykina6760/
Hoyikin6759/
Heiking6756/
Geikina6753/
Ayechin6737/
Ayakina6736/
Ieshkin6721/
Eyukina6719/
Eyakina6718/
Oyikien6717/
Goykina679/
Ayhekim675/
Iyakina674/
Yekkeen674/
Yaykina673/
Yiekeen673/
Ejakkin673/
Jedkinn672/
Eknn672/
Jekn672/
Hejking671/
Easkind671/
Ehaikin671/
Gayakin671/
Uyuykin671/
Yehkeen671/
Oyekeen671/
Ejiokin671/
Heuckin671/
Yesquin671/
Ejakina671/
Eikienė671/
Aekn671/
Aykn671/
Ojeking671/
Ekyn671/
Yeskeen671/
Uyieken671/
Uykn671/
Yeshkyn671/
Yjkn671/
Eckn671/
Eekn671/
Eikn671/
Ehhikin671/
Ehkn671/
Eicn671/
Eukn671/
Iykn671/
Heaking670/
Jeaking670/
Hoehkin670/

Yekin Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Yekin in the Marathi language
येकीनyekina66.67
एकीनekina33.33

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Yekin
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