Yaroslav Forename
3,130th
Most Common
name in the World
Approximately 333,262 people bear this name
Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Ukraine
Yaroslav Forename User-submission:
The name Yaroslav means 'bright', 'strong', 'glorious for its life force'. In pagan Russia, the term yar meant 'fertility', 'life-giving power'.
Yaroslav Forename Distribution
| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Russia | 100% | 154,940 | 1:931 | 121 |
| Ukraine | 99% | 150,781 | 1:302 | 62 |
| Belarus | 99% | 10,085 | 1:940 | 120 |
| Kazakhstan | 100% | 6,658 | 1:2,665 | 421 |
| Uzbekistan | 99% | 3,066 | 1:10,041 | 1,290 |
| United States | 100% | 1,308 | 1:277,169 | 8,881 |
| Poland | 100% | 895 | 1:42,488 | 1,190 |
| Spain | 100% | 725 | 1:64,179 | 2,297 |
| Israel | 100% | 558 | 1:15,059 | 1,618 |
| Tajikistan | 95% | 553 | 1:15,145 | 1,242 |
| Transnistria | 100% | 548 | 1:868 | 127 |
| Bulgaria | 100% | 457 | 1:15,296 | 1,320 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 100% | 416 | 1:14,359 | 1,944 |
| Moldova | - | 374 | 1:9,522 | 457 |
| Canada | 96% | 283 | 1:117,079 | 5,593 |
| Turkmenistan | 100% | 227 | 1:24,110 | 568 |
| Portugal | - | 184 | 1:56,581 | 1,876 |
| Germany | 100% | 103 | 1:938,620 | 7,552 |
| Egypt | - | 87 | 1:1,056,333 | 18,582 |
| Azerbaijan | 100% | 84 | 1:114,797 | 4,782 |
| Thailand | 100% | 56 | 1:1,251,175 | 41,939 |
| England | 100% | 56 | 1:992,909 | 16,559 |
| Mexico | 98% | 56 | 1:2,216,865 | 12,597 |
| Estonia | 100% | 54 | 1:24,359 | 1,899 |
| Greece | 100% | 43 | 1:254,292 | 4,640 |
| Dominican Republic | - | 43 | 1:242,588 | 9,234 |
| Sweden | 100% | 38 | 1:259,419 | 8,288 |
| Italy | 100% | 36 | 1:1,696,169 | 12,510 |
| Japan | - | 34 | 1:3,764,296 | 25,024 |
| France | 100% | 32 | 1:2,077,198 | 12,077 |
| Netherlands | 100% | 29 | 1:582,830 | 13,221 |
| Latvia | - | 27 | 1:74,654 | 1,665 |
| Serbia | - | 24 | 1:297,738 | 4,063 |
| Denmark | - | 23 | 1:245,630 | 5,032 |
| Armenia | 100% | 21 | 1:138,988 | 3,006 |
| Ireland | 100% | 19 | 1:244,396 | 4,129 |
| Georgia | 100% | 18 | 1:207,693 | 5,544 |
| Lithuania | - | 18 | 1:163,993 | 1,800 |
| Venezuela | 95% | 17 | 1:1,776,582 | 32,368 |
| Brazil | 100% | 17 | 1:12,602,127 | 143,895 |
| Hungary | 100% | 15 | 1:652,785 | 2,218 |
| Belgium | 100% | 14 | 1:820,717 | 10,753 |
| Slovenia | 100% | 13 | 1:189,135 | 3,748 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 12 | 1:595,999 | 19,549 |
| Finland | 79% | 12 | 1:456,932 | 5,495 |
| Switzerland | 100% | 11 | 1:746,681 | 9,974 |
| Australia | - | 10 | 1:1,365,762 | 14,367 |
| Austria | 100% | 10 | 1:851,420 | 6,482 |
| Pakistan | 100% | 10 | 1:19,435,768 | 100,312 |
| Czechia | 100% | 10 | 1:1,065,616 | 3,543 |
| Iran | - | 9 | 1:8,721,874 | 26,086 |
| Norway | 100% | 9 | 1:570,259 | 9,843 |
| Qatar | 100% | 8 | 1:296,201 | 31,456 |
| Turkey | - | 8 | 1:9,725,214 | 31,896 |
| India | - | 8 | 1:151,859,746 | 1,755,835 |
| Argentina | 100% | 7 | 1:6,110,463 | 14,292 |
| Nicaragua | 100% | 7 | 1:859,762 | 11,907 |
| Scotland | 100% | 7 | 1:764,338 | 8,248 |
| Chile | 100% | 6 | 1:2,934,535 | 17,145 |
| Lebanon | 80% | 5 | 1:1,125,514 | 9,179 |
| Croatia | 100% | 5 | 1:843,415 | 7,845 |
| China | - | 5 | 1:273,211,156 | 75,889 |
| Panama | - | 5 | 1:781,311 | 18,191 |
| Malaysia | 100% | 5 | 1:6,089,988 | 140,568 |
| Slovakia | 100% | 4 | 1:1,327,516 | 4,597 |
| Kuwait | - | 4 | 1:946,316 | 12,511 |
| Morocco | - | 4 | 1:8,587,159 | 11,086 |
| Costa Rica | 100% | 3 | 1:1,589,316 | 14,648 |
| Wales | - | 3 | 1:1,031,436 | 10,092 |
| Peru | 100% | 3 | 1:10,597,151 | 58,549 |
| Colombia | - | 2 | 1:23,889,463 | 63,722 |
| Cuba | - | 2 | 1:5,753,276 | 9,613 |
| Cyprus | - | 2 | 1:435,538 | 3,859 |
| Nigeria | - | 2 | 1:88,782,180 | 420,186 |
| New Zealand | - | 2 | 1:2,268,022 | 12,390 |
| Indonesia | - | 2 | 1:128,981,834 | 1,206,875 |
| South Africa | 100% | 2 | 1:27,266,324 | 304,698 |
| Iceland | - | 2 | 1:183,008 | 5,215 |
| Montenegro | 100% | 2 | 1:317,288 | 3,822 |
| Afghanistan | - | 2 | 1:16,311,758 | 48,279 |
| Uruguay | - | 1 | 1:3,427,637 | 13,958 |
| Taiwan | - | 1 | 1:23,769,682 | 193,280 |
| Yemen | - | 1 | 1:26,296,751 | 14,474 |
| Sudan | - | 1 | 1:37,806,975 | 10,689 |
| South Korea | - | 1 | 1:5,544,421 | 37,250 |
| Singapore | - | 1 | 1:6,287,054 | 39,645 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | - | 1 | 1:54,861 | 2,604 |
| Romania | - | 1 | 1:20,051,976 | 55,376 |
| Puerto Rico | - | 1 | 1:3,550,301 | 10,040 |
| Philippines | 100% | 1 | 1:106,009,477 | 690,015 |
| Iraq | - | 1 | 1:35,017,859 | 22,933 |
| Honduras | - | 1 | 1:8,817,467 | 33,018 |
| Guatemala | - | 1 | 1:16,108,429 | 13,998 |
| El Salvador | - | 1 | 1:6,341,786 | 16,428 |
| Ecuador | - | 1 | 1:17,726,919 | 31,775 |
| Bolivia | - | 1 | 1:10,601,404 | 9,299 |
| Abkhazia | 100% | 1 | 1:243,422 | 3,525 |
Yaroslav (208) may also be a surname.
Yaroslav Forename Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The name Yaroslav means 'bright', 'strong', 'glorious for its life force'. In pagan Russia, the term yar meant 'fertility', 'life-giving power'.
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Yaroslav Demographics
Yaroslav Political Affiliation
in United States
Sample size: 274 (2014)
United States
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Phonetically Similar Names
Yaroslav Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Yaroslav in the Russian language | ||
| Ярослав | aroslav | - |
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