Yiik Surname

3,798,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
South Sudan

Yiik Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yiik Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia161:1,843,38974,511
South Sudan91:1,268,3421,210
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168

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

Yiik is found in Malaysia more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Yiik? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,798,600th most commonly used last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 269,909,108 people. The surname Yiik occurs predominantly in Asia, where 59 percent of Yiik are found; 59 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 59 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Yiik is also the 554,411th most prevalent first name worldwide, held by 258 people.

This last name is most frequent in Malaysia, where it is carried by 16 people, or 1 in 1,843,389. In Malaysia Yiik is primarily found in: Sarawak, where 100 percent reside. Outside of Malaysia Yiik is found in 2 countries. It is also found in South Sudan, where 33 percent reside and Kenya, where 7 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Iik86490/
Yiek755,323/
Yoik7556/
Iike7552/
Ijik7532/
Giik752/
Iick752/
Iitk752/
Yiig751/
Hyik751/
Ihik751/
Jyik751/
Yiix751/
Yijk751/
Yhik751/
Yiyk751/
Iiok751/
Iikc751/
Hiik751/
Geyik6717,818/
Ijike67140/
Yieke6790/
Hijik6754/
Aijik6722/
Ayiek6716/
Jijik676/
Hiike675/
I'Ike671/
Iicks671/
Aayik671/
Jieik671/
Iikqe671/
Yiyok671/
Ihike671/
Yhaik671/
Yiekp671/
Yiisc671/
Giijk671/
Ihikq671/
Iisck670/

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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
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