Yuk Surname

19,274th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 28,529 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Korea
Highest density in:
South Korea

Yuk Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yuk Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Korea23,1251:2,21670
Kazakhstan1,8801:9,4061,464
Cambodia1,2611:12,2821,042
Hong Kong1,0261:7,150271
United States3931:922,28769,218
Russia1141:1,264,23791,134
Singapore1071:51,4741,981
Belarus1051:90,48614,099
DR Congo821:900,97060,382
Papua New Guinea801:101,92113,735
Malaysia721:409,64221,284
Canada561:657,95753,499
Brunei501:8,3751,042
Thailand251:2,825,534284,782
Ukraine211:2,167,747147,417
Indonesia191:6,960,484292,931
England151:3,714,537119,675
China121:113,943,4645,994
Paraguay101:723,6758,089
Brazil101:21,407,433350,627
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
Cameroon81:2,596,134118,056
Taiwan51:4,688,94927,695
Mexico51:24,825,24158,251
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
France41:16,605,680368,153
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Macau11:601,6301,582
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

Yuk (106,999) may also be a first name.

Yuk Last Name Facts

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

The last name Yuk (Arabic: يوك, Hindi: युके, Marathi: यूक, Russian: Юк) has its highest incidence in South Korea. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Yuk.

How Common Is The Last Name Yuk? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 19,274th most widespread last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 255,443 people. Yuk occurs mostly in Asia, where 90 percent of Yuk live; 85 percent live in East Asia and 81 percent live in Koreanic Asia. It is also the 9,582nd most frequently held first name world-wide, held by 106,999 people.

The surname Yuk is most commonly held in South Korea, where it is borne by 23,125 people, or 1 in 2,216. In South Korea Yuk is mostly found in: Gyeonggi Province, where 21 percent reside, Seoul, where 20 percent reside and Daejeon, where 10 percent reside. Outside of South Korea it occurs in 53 countries. It is also common in Kazakhstan, where 7 percent reside and Cambodia, where 4 percent reside.

Yuk Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Yuk has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Yuk surname rose 2,807 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Yuk Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Yuk surname is principally Orthodox (75%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Yuk last name are 4.09% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 57.32% registered with the political party.

The amount Yuk earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 19.89% more than the national average, earning $51,732 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.67% more than the national average, earning $50,512 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Youk86691/
Yuke86501/
Oyuk86311/
Eyuk86129/
Hyuk86102/
Yuck8648/
Yukh8647/
Uyuk8632/
Yukk863/
Yukg862/
Yukz861/
Yutk861/
Yukq861/
Oyuke75372/
Hoyuk75246/
Youck75135/
Yukht7590/
Huyuk7557/
Heyuk7527/
Ayyuk7527/
Yucke7525/
Aiyuk7524/
Goyuk7517/
Yahuk7511/
Hyuck7510/
Geyuk755/
Uyuke754/
Eyouk752/
Yukkp751/
Yushk751/
Yauuk751/
Eyuck751/
Yukbp751/
Yukgh751/
Uyyuk751/
Yukke751/
Yuksz751/
Juk672,062/
Yukova67455/
Yuc67168/
Yug67153/
Eyouck67139/
Yux6731/
Iuk6725/
Eyouke6717/
Yukowa675/
Yuq675/
Yahouk674/
Oyuike673/
Ujyujk671/
Wanyuk671/
Heyouk671/
Huhyuk671/

Yuk Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Yuk in the Marathi language
यूकyuka-
Yuk in the Hindi language
युकेyuke66.67
युक्ताyukta33.33
Yuk in the Russian language
Юкuk-
Yuk in the Arabic language
يوكywk-

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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 Yuk
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