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

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia
100%
154,9401:931121
Ukraine
99%
 
150,7811:30262
Belarus
99%
 
10,0851:940120
Kazakhstan
100%
6,6581:2,665421
Uzbekistan
99%
 
3,0661:10,0411,290
United States
100%
1,3081:277,1698,881
Poland
100%
8951:42,4881,190
Spain
100%
7251:64,1792,297
Israel
100%
5581:15,0591,618
Tajikistan
95%
 
5531:15,1451,242
Transnistria
100%
5481:868127
Bulgaria
100%
4571:15,2961,320
Kyrgyzstan
100%
4161:14,3591,944
Moldova-3741:9,522457
Canada
96%
 
2831:117,0795,593
Turkmenistan
100%
2271:24,110568
Portugal-1841:56,5811,876
Germany
100%
1031:938,6207,552
Egypt-871:1,056,33318,582
Azerbaijan
100%
841:114,7974,782
Thailand
100%
561:1,251,17541,939
England
100%
561:992,90916,559
Mexico
98%
 
561:2,216,86512,597
Estonia
100%
541:24,3591,899
Greece
100%
431:254,2924,640
Dominican Republic-431:242,5889,234
Sweden
100%
381:259,4198,288
Italy
100%
361:1,696,16912,510
Japan-341:3,764,29625,024
France
100%
321:2,077,19812,077
Netherlands
100%
291:582,83013,221
Latvia-271:74,6541,665
Serbia-241:297,7384,063
Denmark-231:245,6305,032
Armenia
100%
211:138,9883,006
Ireland
100%
191:244,3964,129
Georgia
100%
181:207,6935,544
Lithuania-181:163,9931,800
Venezuela
95%
 
171:1,776,58232,368
Brazil
100%
171:12,602,127143,895
Hungary
100%
151:652,7852,218
Belgium
100%
141:820,71710,753
Slovenia
100%
131:189,1353,748
United Arab Emirates-121:595,99919,549
Finland
79%
 
121:456,9325,495
Switzerland
100%
111:746,6819,974
Australia-101:1,365,76214,367
Austria
100%
101:851,4206,482
Pakistan
100%
101:19,435,768100,312
Czechia
100%
101:1,065,6163,543
Iran-91:8,721,87426,086
Norway
100%
91:570,2599,843
Qatar
100%
81:296,20131,456
Turkey-81:9,725,21431,896
India-81:151,859,7461,755,835
Argentina
100%
71:6,110,46314,292
Nicaragua
100%
71:859,76211,907
Scotland
100%
71:764,3388,248
Chile
100%
61:2,934,53517,145
Lebanon
 
80%
51:1,125,5149,179
Croatia
100%
51:843,4157,845
China-51:273,211,15675,889
Panama-51:781,31118,191
Malaysia
100%
51:6,089,988140,568
Slovakia
100%
41:1,327,5164,597
Kuwait-41:946,31612,511
Morocco-41:8,587,15911,086
Costa Rica
100%
31:1,589,31614,648
Wales-31:1,031,43610,092
Peru
100%
31:10,597,15158,549
Colombia-21:23,889,46363,722
Cuba-21:5,753,2769,613
Cyprus-21:435,5383,859
Nigeria-21:88,782,180420,186
New Zealand-21:2,268,02212,390
Indonesia-21:128,981,8341,206,875
South Africa
100%
21:27,266,324304,698
Iceland-21:183,0085,215
Montenegro
100%
21:317,2883,822
Afghanistan-21:16,311,75848,279
Uruguay-11:3,427,63713,958
Taiwan-11:23,769,682193,280
Yemen-11:26,296,75114,474
Sudan-11:37,806,97510,689
South Korea-11:5,544,42137,250
Singapore-11:6,287,05439,645
Saint Kitts and Nevis-11:54,8612,604
Romania-11:20,051,97655,376
Puerto Rico-11:3,550,30110,040
Philippines
100%
11:106,009,477690,015
Iraq-11:35,017,85922,933
Honduras-11:8,817,46733,018
Guatemala-11:16,108,42913,998
El Salvador-11:6,341,78616,428
Ecuador-11:17,726,91931,775
Bolivia-11:10,601,4049,299
Abkhazia
100%
11:243,4223,525

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'.

- yarek

Yaroslav Forename Popularity

Phonetically Similar Names

Yaroslav Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Yaroslav in the Russian language
Ярославaroslav-

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