Yonk Surname

980,795th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 263 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Yonk Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yonk Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1641:2,210,115138,772
Papua New Guinea711:114,84115,585
Indonesia81:16,531,149488,268
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Cameroon51:4,153,814129,697
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States321:1,569,33483,036

Yonk (396) may also be a first name.

Yonk Last Name Facts

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

The surname Yonk (Russian: Йонк) is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yonk? popularity and diffusion

Yonk is the 980,795th most frequently used surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 27,709,300 people. The surname Yonk occurs mostly in The Americas, where 65 percent of Yonk reside; 62 percent reside in North America and 62 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 434,130th most prevalent given name world-wide, borne by 396 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 164 people, or 1 in 2,210,115. In The United States it is most frequent in: Utah, where 38 percent reside, Illinois, where 21 percent reside and New York, where 5 percent reside. Apart from The United States this surname exists in 10 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 27 percent reside and Indonesia, where 3 percent reside.

Yonk Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Yonk has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Yonk surname expanded 513 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Yonk Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Yonk surname are 24.28% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 71.05% registered to vote for the political party.

Yonk earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 7.41% less than the national average, earning $39,953 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yonke891,209/
Yohnk8998/
Yonck8928/
Ayonk8922/
Yoynk891/
Yonkt891/
Yoonk891/
Yoank890/
Yonnk890/
Ynk866/
Yohnke80104/
Yongke804/
Hyonke801/
Yohnck801/
Yoongk801/
Yonnke801/
Yong75335,341/
Jonk752,120/
Yank75311/
Oink7564/
Yonc7538/
Hynk7536/
Ionk7520/
Eynk7516/
Yink755/
Jynk752/
Ymnk752/
Ynks751/
Ynkq751/
Ynkg751/
Ynek751/
Yonq751/
Uynk751/
Ynke751/
Yonkova731,166/
Yongkhe737/
Yohncke731/
Eyong6717,046/
Yoang677,401/
Ayong677,332/
Hyong677,297/
Yoong676,728/
Hynek674,316/
Oyong673,586/
Yanke673,066/
Jonck673,029/
Yoyng671,083/
Jonke67987/
Uyong67484/
Johnk67415/
Yanek67392/
Yiong67305/
Heynk67133/
Eynck67109/
Haynk6717/
Yinke6716/
Yanık6712/
Ionck6712/
Huynk6710/
Yongq6710/
Jongk677/
Yongh676/
Goink676/
Yhong676/
Yonng676/
Yanck676/
Yingk674/
Yongs674/
Jyong674/
Yongc674/
Ayonc673/
Yangk673/
Gionk672/
Yongt672/
Hynke671/
Ojonk671/
Hoynk671/
Hoink671/
Jonkė671/
Goynk671/
Yohng671/
Ynekh671/
Yinkx671/
Yongg671/
Jonhk671/
Yannk671/
Iohnk671/
Ionke671/
Joink671/
Hynck671/
Yongz671/
Yinck671/
Gojnk671/
Jounk671/
Hynks670/
Oinck670/

Yonk Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Yonk in the Russian language
Йонкjonk-

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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
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  • 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 Yonk
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