Yigit Surname

128,867th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,515 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Austria

Yigit Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yigit Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,2741:63,1918,112
France5411:122,77818,605
Austria3481:24,4703,844
Netherlands2581:65,45411,208
Belgium2151:53,4738,718
England1461:381,63126,761
United States1201:3,020,491176,226
Switzerland1041:78,9709,101
Denmark771:73,3087,251
Sweden741:133,0649,401
Uzbekistan651:475,83311,089
Thailand471:1,502,944203,155
Canada451:818,79163,991
Russia361:4,003,418194,829
Australia291:930,88655,860
Bulgaria181:387,71718,370
Azerbaijan141:689,22311,826
Northern Cyprus111:29,0016,098
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
Tajikistan91:931,8555,350
Turkmenistan91:609,9014,112
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Spain51:9,350,407109,555
Kazakhstan51:3,536,499118,599
China51:273,464,31313,838
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Albania11:2,914,05529,474

Yigit (379) may also be a first name.

Yigit Last Name Facts

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

The surname Yigit (Russian: Йигит) is found most frequently in Germany. It may also be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Yigit? popularity and diffusion

Yigit is the 128,867th most widespread last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 2,073,271 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 89 percent of Yigit are found; 78 percent are found in Western Europe and 60 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 445,512th most prevalent forename globally, borne by 379 people.

The surname is most numerous in Germany, where it is borne by 1,274 people, or 1 in 63,191. In Germany Yigit is primarily concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 35 percent reside, Baden-Württemberg, where 18 percent reside and Hesse, where 10 percent reside. Aside from Germany Yigit occurs in 52 countries. It is also found in France, where 15 percent reside and Austria, where 10 percent reside.

Yigit Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Yigit last name are 18.2% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 71.43% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Yigit earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 57.65% more than the national average, earning 545,594 kr per year; in United States they earn 26.25% more than the national average, earning $54,474 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.22% less than the national average, earning $49,078 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Igit891,698/
Yigi89324/
Ygit895/
Ighit80583/
Yogit80488/
Yigiz80399/
Yingi80307/
Iguit80237/
Igite80142/
Yigui80119/
Ingit80113/
Gigit8028/
Aigit8019/
Isgit8011/
Yigoi8010/
Yigai808/
Higit807/
Yizgi806/
Eigit806/
Igoit806/
Yidgi805/
Yigis805/
Yigid803/
Jigit803/
Aygit801/
Igait801/
Izgit801/
Yighi801/
Yijit801/
Yigitova771/
Yigitová771/
Igi75928/
Ygi7521/
Higuit73411/
Inggit73279/
Isgitt73211/
Gingit7372/
Yinghi7310/
Jighit738/
Higgit737/
Yingai736/
Hingit734/
Gaigit732/
Jihgit731/
Yinget731/
Ingoit731/
Yiguis731/
Jingit731/
Ingait731/
Highit730/
Yogi6747,669/
Yiga6724,416/
Izgi679,390/
Gigi677,416/
Ingi672,599/
Aigi671,606/
Igai671,312/
Eygi67891/
Igie67787/
Isit67534/
Higi67484/
Ysit67421/
Higgitt67368/
Igitova67358/
Yisi67262/
Egit67145/
Jigi67135/
Idgi67128/
Eigi6799/
Igui6790/
Isgi6783/
Yiji6770/
Igid6765/
Iggi6760/
Ijit6758/
Igoi6749/
Igip6747/
Ighi6746/
Itgi6742/
Highiet6739/
Igis6739/
Igiz6733/
Icit6731/
Yinghui6730/
Igih6729/
Iogi6723/
Aygi6719/
Yige6716/
Oigi6714/
Yici6712/
Igii6711/
Yingghi6710/
Heygait679/
Yngi679/
Ydgi677/
Yizi676/
Iegi675/
Higiste672/
Ikgi672/
Yinghai672/
Hygi672/
Yjgi672/
Igyt672/
Igishte671/
Highite671/
Yhgi671/
Igič671/
Izit671/
Isgaite671/
Iget671/
Uigi671/
Yzgi671/
Yqgi671/
Ytgi671/
Ycgi671/
Ycit671/
Yichiet671/
Ygid671/
Ygie671/
Ygih671/
Aigistp671/
Jgit671/
Jiggitt670/

Yigit Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Yigit in the Russian language
Йигитjigit-

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Yigit
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