Yektay Surname
Approximately 32 people bear this surname
Yektay Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 24 | 1:3,242,559 | 89,463 |
| Switzerland | 5 | 1:1,642,583 | 87,307 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Yektay Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yektay Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Yektay is found most frequently in Turkey. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Yektay.
How Common Is The Last Name Yektay? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 3,485,539th most prevalent last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 227,735,810 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 66 percent of Yektay live; 47 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 47 percent live in East Thrace and Karpass.
The surname is most widespread in Turkey, where it is borne by 24 people, or 1 in 3,242,559. In Turkey it is most numerous in: Istanbul Province, where 75 percent reside, Izmir Province, where 17 percent reside and Mugla Province, where 8 percent reside. Without taking into account Turkey Yektay occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Switzerland, where 16 percent reside and Germany, where 3 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yektayi | 92 | 5 | / |
| Yekta | 91 | 6,086 | / |
| Yektayee | 86 | 1 | / |
| Yektaş | 83 | 535 | / |
| Yektah | 83 | 29 | / |
| Yektai | 83 | 15 | / |
| Yektaz | 83 | 14 | / |
| Yektae | 83 | 6 | / |
| Yektaa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Yektha | 83 | 1 | / |
| Yeckta | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ekta | 80 | 1,004 | / |
| Ekty | 80 | 1 | / |
| Yektaii | 77 | 11 | / |
| Ayoktay | 77 | 9 | / |
| Yektaie | 77 | 5 | / |
| Yekti | 73 | 853 | / |
| Yekte | 73 | 38 | / |
| Jekta | 73 | 25 | / |
| Eakta | 73 | 5 | / |
| Aekta | 73 | 5 | / |
| Yecta | 73 | 3 | / |
| Ekkta | 73 | 1 | / |
| Iykta | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ektae | 73 | 1 | / |
| Iekta | 73 | 1 | / |
| Uekta | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yektahah | 71 | 83 | / |
| Yektahad | 71 | 6 | / |
| Yektajou | 71 | 3 | / |
| Yektajoo | 71 | 2 | / |
| Yektyjed | 71 | 1 | / |
| Yektaish | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ayakta | 67 | 108 | / |
| Ekthai | 67 | 51 | / |
| Eiikta | 67 | 17 | / |
| Yektie | 67 | 9 | / |
| Ektiya | 67 | 6 | / |
| Yectas | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ekteja | 67 | 2 | / |
| Aekhta | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yetkte | 67 | 1 | / |
| Huekta | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oyketa | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- 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 Yektay
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