Yektay Surname

3,485,539th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 32 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Yektay Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yektay Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey241:3,242,55989,463
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yektayi925/
Yekta916,086/
Yektayee861/
Yektaş83535/
Yektah8329/
Yektai8315/
Yektaz8314/
Yektae836/
Yektaa831/
Yektha831/
Yeckta831/
Ekta801,004/
Ekty801/
Yektaii7711/
Ayoktay779/
Yektaie775/
Yekti73853/
Yekte7338/
Jekta7325/
Eakta735/
Aekta735/
Yecta733/
Ekkta731/
Iykta731/
Ektae731/
Iekta731/
Uekta731/
Yektahah7183/
Yektahad716/
Yektajou713/
Yektajoo712/
Yektyjed711/
Yektaish711/
Ayakta67108/
Ekthai6751/
Eiikta6717/
Yektie679/
Ektiya676/
Yectas674/
Ekteja672/
Aekhta671/
Yetkte671/
Huekta671/
Oyketa671/

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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
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  • 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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