Yiannakis Surname

543,414th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 590 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Cyprus

Yiannakis Surname User-submission:

Yiannakis (also spelt Giannakis in Latin) is a Greek surname meaning 'Johnny' or 'Johnson'. It is equivalent to Yiannopoulos, Ioannakis, Ioannopoulos, Ioannidis, etc.

Yiannakis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi2611:65,5908,693
South Africa951:570,29244,274
United States651:5,576,291276,051
England601:928,63447,428
Cyprus361:24,5802,764
Australia231:1,173,72664,589
Greece181:615,54471,673
Zimbabwe131:1,187,55768,998
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
France31:22,140,907385,998
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155

Yiannakis (5,026) may also be a first name.

Yiannakis Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Yiannakis (also spelt Giannakis in Latin) is a Greek surname meaning 'Johnny' or 'Johnson'. It is equivalent to Yiannopoulos, Ioannakis, Ioannopoulos, Ioannidis, etc.

- aristo

Yiannakis Last Name Facts

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

The surname Yiannakis (Arabic: ياناكيس) occurs in Malawi more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Yiannakis click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yiannakis? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 543,414th most numerous last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 12,351,773 people. Yiannakis is mostly found in Africa, where 63 percent of Yiannakis live; 63 percent live in Southern Africa and 63 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Yiannakis is also the 95,915th most widely held first name in the world. It is borne by 5,026 people.

This last name is most widely held in Malawi, where it is held by 261 people, or 1 in 65,590. Without taking into account Malawi Yiannakis occurs in 18 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 16 percent are found and The United States, where 11 percent are found.

Yiannakis Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Yiannakis surname are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 100% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Yiannakis earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 81.65% more than the national average, earning R 431,664 per year and in United States they earn 5.55% less than the national average, earning $40,755 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Yiannakis Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Yiannakis in the Arabic language
ياناكيسyanakys-

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