Yik Surname
Approximately 1,981 people bear this surname
Yik Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malaysia | 545 | 1:54,118 | 4,188 |
| Hong Kong | 436 | 1:16,825 | 402 |
| United States | 227 | 1:1,596,735 | 107,304 |
| Singapore | 154 | 1:35,764 | 1,284 |
| Australia | 129 | 1:209,269 | 20,284 |
| Canada | 127 | 1:290,123 | 26,993 |
| England | 62 | 1:898,678 | 46,462 |
| Cambodia | 52 | 1:297,830 | 3,492 |
| Brunei | 50 | 1:8,375 | 1,042 |
| South Sudan | 36 | 1:317,085 | 679 |
| Turkey | 35 | 1:2,223,469 | 73,459 |
| China | 29 | 1:47,149,020 | 2,555 |
| Indonesia | 19 | 1:6,960,484 | 292,931 |
| Cameroon | 14 | 1:1,483,505 | 83,777 |
| Thailand | 14 | 1:5,045,596 | 363,835 |
| Belgium | 13 | 1:884,357 | 69,774 |
| Uganda | 9 | 1:4,337,698 | 99,715 |
| Papua New Guinea | 6 | 1:1,358,953 | 118,663 |
| Japan | 3 | 1:42,614,764 | 59,022 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Macau | 1 | 1:601,630 | 1,582 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 21 | 1:2,391,366 | 115,093 |
Yik (7,252) may also be a first name.
Yik Demographics
Yik Political Affiliation
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Yik Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yik Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Yik occurs most in Malaysia. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Yik? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 208,751st most common surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 3,678,721 people. The last name Yik occurs predominantly in Asia, where 68 percent of Yik reside; 42 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 31 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Yik is also the 75,849th most prevalent forename in the world, borne by 7,252 people.
The last name is most commonly used in Malaysia, where it is borne by 545 people, or 1 in 54,118. In Malaysia it is primarily concentrated in: Selangor, where 36 percent reside, Sarawak, where 19 percent reside and Johor, where 10 percent reside. Barring Malaysia this surname is found in 34 countries. It is also found in Hong Kong, where 22 percent reside and The United States, where 11 percent reside.
Yik Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Yik has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Yik surname grew 1,081 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Yik Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Yik last name are 11.12% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 57.89% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Yik earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 25.29% more than the national average, earning $54,062 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.56% more than the national average, earning $59,896 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yick | 86 | 4,484 | / |
| Yike | 86 | 253 | / |
| Yikk | 86 | 1 | / |
| Yidk | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ik | 80 | 4,040 | / |
| Yk | 80 | 448 | / |
| Yikke | 75 | 18 | / |
| Yizke | 75 | 1 | / |
| Yicke | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ike | 67 | 118,158 | / |
| Yok | 67 | 17,185 | / |
| Aik | 67 | 4,688 | / |
| Eik | 67 | 1,542 | / |
| Iek | 67 | 1,484 | / |
| Jik | 67 | 499 | / |
| Hyk | 67 | 441 | / |
| Ick | 67 | 308 | / |
| Gik | 67 | 308 | / |
| Uik | 67 | 256 | / |
| Eyk | 67 | 248 | / |
| Hik | 67 | 201 | / |
| Ikh | 67 | 107 | / |
| Yic | 67 | 88 | / |
| Ayk | 67 | 88 | / |
| Oyk | 67 | 61 | / |
| Iok | 67 | 45 | / |
| Oik | 67 | 44 | / |
| Yig | 67 | 42 | / |
| Uyk | 67 | 26 | / |
| Ikk | 67 | 24 | / |
| Ihk | 67 | 19 | / |
| Ykk | 67 | 19 | / |
| Ykh | 67 | 17 | / |
| Yhk | 67 | 16 | / |
| Yke | 67 | 10 | / |
| Iqk | 67 | 10 | / |
| Ykz | 67 | 10 | / |
| Ijk | 67 | 10 | / |
| Jyk | 67 | 9 | / |
| Yiq | 67 | 8 | / |
| Yck | 67 | 8 | / |
| Ikz | 67 | 8 | / |
| Ygk | 67 | 7 | / |
| Ikg | 67 | 7 | / |
| Yzk | 67 | 7 | / |
| Igk | 67 | 7 | / |
| Ikc | 67 | 6 | / |
| Ykg | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ikq | 67 | 5 | / |
| Izk | 67 | 4 | / |
| Yix | 67 | 4 | / |
| Yqk | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ykt | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ykq | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ytk | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ykc | 67 | 2 | / |
| Yikgue | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ykx | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ikx | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yikowa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ēyk | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Yik
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