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
Average Yik Salary in
United States
$54,062 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Yik Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yik Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Yik is most common in Malaysia. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Yik? popularity and diffusion
It is the 208,751st most frequent last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 3,678,721 people. The surname 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. It is also the 75,849th most numerous first name globally. It is borne by 7,252 people.
This surname is most frequently held in Malaysia, where it is held by 545 people, or 1 in 54,118. In Malaysia Yik is mostly concentrated in: Selangor, where 36 percent are found, Sarawak, where 19 percent are found and Johor, where 10 percent are found. Other than Malaysia it is found in 34 countries. It is also found in Hong Kong, where 22 percent are found and The United States, where 11 percent are found.
Yik Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Yik has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 1,081 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Yik Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Yik surname are 11.12% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 57.89% being registered with the political 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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