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All around the world, Yanka (Янка
, Yanka
, 杨卡
) is a common primarily female, but very seldom male given name. The given name Yanka is characteristic of Bulgaria, where it is a common feminine name, Moldova, where it is quite a rare female name, and Greece. Measured by absolute frequency, the name is most common in Bulgaria, India, and Brazil. Also, Yanka is the last name as well as the forename.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| Янка | Russia, Bulgaria, Moldova, Belarus, Ukraine |
| Yanka | Russia, Brazil, India, Greece, Bulgaria |
| 杨卡 | China |
Džons, Evan, Gian, Giovanni, Hanns, Hans, Honsa, Honza, Huans, Ian, Ianka, Ieuan, Ifan, Ioan, Ioannis, Ion, Ivan, Ivano, Ivans, Ivo, Iván, Iwan, Iwo, Jaan, Jack, Jan, Janka, Janos, Jean, Joan, Jogvan, Johan, Johann, Johannes, John, Johnny, Jon, João, Juan, János, Jógvan, Jóhann, Jóhannes, Jón, Sean, Seán, Sion, Siôn, Yann, Yannis,
Yanka is also a prevalent name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Ivan Orav , the ultra-patriotic fictional character created by Andrus Kivirähk, Ivan Orava mälestused; Ivan Karamazov , the fictional character in novel The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoyevsky; Ivan Steranko , the fictional character in the 2012–2017 animated Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles television series; Ivan Tsarevich , the Russian folk hero and Ivan Danilov , the fictional character created by Eduard Khrutsky, and in many other works.