Yiik Surname
Approximately 27 people bear this surname
Yiik Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malaysia | 16 | 1:1,843,389 | 74,511 |
| South Sudan | 9 | 1:1,268,342 | 1,210 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
Yiik (258) may also be a first name.
Yiik Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yiik Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Yiik is held by more people in Malaysia than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Yiik? popularity and diffusion
The surname Yiik is the 3,798,600th most widespread last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 269,909,108 people. Yiik occurs predominantly in Asia, where 59 percent of Yiik reside; 59 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 59 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Yiik is also the 554,411th most commonly occurring forename internationally. It is borne by 258 people.
Yiik is most widely held in Malaysia, where it is borne by 16 people, or 1 in 1,843,389. In Malaysia it is most frequent in: Sarawak, where 100 percent are found. Beside Malaysia this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in South Sudan, where 33 percent are found and Kenya, where 7 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iik | 86 | 490 | / |
| Yiek | 75 | 5,323 | / |
| Yoik | 75 | 56 | / |
| Iike | 75 | 52 | / |
| Ijik | 75 | 32 | / |
| Giik | 75 | 2 | / |
| Iick | 75 | 2 | / |
| Iitk | 75 | 2 | / |
| Yiig | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hyik | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ihik | 75 | 1 | / |
| Jyik | 75 | 1 | / |
| Yiix | 75 | 1 | / |
| Yijk | 75 | 1 | / |
| Yhik | 75 | 1 | / |
| Yiyk | 75 | 1 | / |
| Iiok | 75 | 1 | / |
| Iikc | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hiik | 75 | 1 | / |
| Geyik | 67 | 17,818 | / |
| Ijike | 67 | 140 | / |
| Yieke | 67 | 90 | / |
| Hijik | 67 | 54 | / |
| Aijik | 67 | 22 | / |
| Ayiek | 67 | 16 | / |
| Jijik | 67 | 6 | / |
| Hiike | 67 | 5 | / |
| I'Ike | 67 | 1 | / |
| Iicks | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aayik | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jieik | 67 | 1 | / |
| Iikqe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yiyok | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ihike | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yhaik | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yiekp | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yiisc | 67 | 1 | / |
| Giijk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ihikq | 67 | 1 | / |
| Iisck | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Yiik
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis