Yekta Surname

80,088th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,086 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Yekta Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yekta Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran5,5551:13,8221,830
Turkey2761:281,96218,815
United States871:4,166,195223,594
Canada521:708,56956,910
Iraq211:1,667,69816,789
England191:2,932,529101,561
Sweden181:547,04239,827
Northern Cyprus121:26,5845,945
Netherlands101:1,688,71881,846
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
France21:33,211,361423,184
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Austria11:8,515,435118,036

Yekta (3,752) may also be a first name.

Yekta Last Name Facts

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

The last name Yekta (Hindi: येकता, Marathi: एकता) occurs more in Iran more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Yekta? popularity and diffusion

It is the 80,088th most frequently occurring family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,197,428 people. The surname Yekta is predominantly found in Asia, where 96 percent of Yekta live; 91 percent live in South Asia and 91 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 114,924th most frequently used first name internationally, held by 3,752 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Iran, where it is borne by 5,555 people, or 1 in 13,822. In Iran it is mostly found in: Gilan Province, where 33 percent are found, Tehran Province, where 24 percent are found and Razavi Khorasan Province, where 10 percent are found. Not including Iran this last name exists in 27 countries. It is also found in Turkey, where 5 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.

Yekta Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Yekta last name are 34.27% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 87.5% being registered with the party.

The amount Yekta earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 29.67% more than the national average, earning $55,952 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.25% more than the national average, earning $53,782 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yektaş91535/
Yektay9132/
Yektah9129/
Yektai9115/
Yektaz9114/
Yektaa911/
Yektha911/
Yeckta911/
Ekta891,004/
Yekti80853/
Yekte8038/
Jekta8025/
Eakta805/
Aekta805/
Yecta803/
Iykta801/
Iekta801/
Ekkta801/
Uekta801/
Yektahah7783/
Yektahad776/
Yektaish771/
Ayakta73108/
Ekthai7351/
Eiikta7317/
Yektie739/
Yectas734/
Aekhta731/
Yetkte731/
Huekta731/
Oyketa731/
Ekti671,753/
Ayaktaş6790/
Ekte6711/
Ayoktay679/
Ekto673/
Egta672/
Eakthai671/
Ekty671/
Ecta671/
Jekttap671/
Jhektah671/

Yekta Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Yekta in the Hindi language
येकताyekata-
Yekta in the Marathi language
एकताekata-

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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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  • 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 Yekta
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