Yick Surname

104,628th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,484 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Hong Kong
Highest density in:
Hong Kong

Yick Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yick Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Hong Kong3,3591:2,184158
United States4401:823,77063,181
Singapore2271:24,263950
Canada1791:205,84120,025
England761:733,13240,828
Australia381:710,41347,396
Malaysia321:921,69541,854
Brunei301:13,9581,702
China231:59,448,7643,236
Netherlands111:1,535,19878,311
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
Thailand101:7,063,834426,148
France81:8,302,840321,660
Mexico81:15,515,77647,773
Indonesia81:16,531,149488,268
Costa Rica51:956,0146,058
Venezuela51:6,040,81547,898
Macau41:150,408604
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

Yick (2,626) may also be a first name.

Yick Last Name Facts

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

The last name Yick is found most in Hong Kong. It may be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Yick.

How Common Is The Last Name Yick? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 104,628th most widespread surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,625,233 people. The surname Yick is predominantly found in Asia, where 82 percent of Yick reside; 76 percent reside in East Asia and 76 percent reside in Sino-East Asia. It is also the 143,362nd most prevalent first name globally. It is borne by 2,626 people.

It is most common in Hong Kong, where it is held by 3,359 people, or 1 in 2,184. Excluding Hong Kong Yick occurs in 25 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 10 percent live and Singapore, where 5 percent live.

Yick Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Yick has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Yick surname rose 3,143 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 1,520 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Yick Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Yick surname are 16.3% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 69.53% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Yick earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 62.51% less than the national average, earning R 89,100 per year; in United States they earn 29.06% more than the national average, earning $55,688 USD per year and in Canada they earn 29.18% more than the national average, earning $64,181 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yicke891/
Yik861,981/
Ick86308/
Yic8688/
Yck868/
Hick756,083/
Eick754,773/
Icke751,226/
Jick75987/
Eyck75495/
Yike75253/
Ieck7582/
Aick7537/
Uick7536/
Ayck757/
Uyck756/
Yckz755/
Ycke754/
Iock753/
Oick752/
Isck752/
Yics751/
Ickė751/
Oyck751/
Yckp751/
Yidc751/
Yidk751/
Yhck751/
Yikk751/
Yisc751/
Yitc751/
Ickc751/
Icck751/
Ickz751/
Ikck751/
Hyck750/
Ic676,247/
Ik674,040/
Eicke672,253/
Huyck672,054/
Heick671,683/
Hicke67714/
Haick67478/
Yk67448/
Yc67276/
Eijck67218/
Eicks67171/
Heyck67129/
Huick6744/
Hayck6741/
Eycke6733/
Goick6733/
Hieck6728/
Ichke6727/
Hoyck6727/
Hoick6718/
Yikke6718/
Gayck6717/
Gaick675/
Hycke673/
Hickx672/
Yockh671/
Itcqk671/
Idkck671/
Iecgk671/
Ayckt671/
Eyckx671/
Yizke671/
Hiock671/
Uicke671/
Hickt670/
Hijck670/
Gigck670/
Hisck670/
Aycks670/
Jidck670/
Hycks670/

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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 Yick
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