Yaadav Surname

497,847th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 662 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Yaadav Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yaadav Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India6521:1,176,48147,489
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
England11:55,718,059489,080
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028

Yaadav (24) may also be a first name.

Yaadav Last Name Facts

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

Yaadav (Hindi: यादव, Marathi: यादव, Russian: Яадав) is held by more people in India than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Yaadav? popularity and diffusion

It is the 497,847th most commonly held family name in the world, held by around 1 in 11,008,378 people. The surname is mostly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Yaadav reside; 98 percent reside in South Asia and 98 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Yaadav is also the 2,187,323rd most widespread given name globally It is held by 24 people.

The surname is most common in India, where it is held by 652 people, or 1 in 1,176,481. In India it is most numerous in: Bihar, where 62 percent reside, Maharashtra, where 13 percent reside and Uttar Pradesh, where 5 percent reside. Aside from India this last name is found in 5 countries. It is also found in The United Arab Emirates, where 1 percent reside and Russia, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yaadhav926/
Yadav917,769,444/
Yadhav833,054/
Yadaav83219/
Yadavz83178/
Yaddav83118/
Jaadav83100/
Yasdav8381/
Yadauv8360/
Yaydav8341/
Yadasv8324/
Yadeav8323/
Yadavf8322/
Yadavs8322/
Yadahv8316/
Jyadav8316/
Yadaev8314/
Yaadaw8312/
Yhadav8312/
Yahdav839/
Yoadav839/
Yiadav838/
Yadaiv837/
Yadavd836/
Yaadev835/
Yaadab834/
Yadavw832/
Yadajv831/
Yadayv831/
Jaadhav77144/
Aiyadav7749/
Yachdav7737/
Jahadav7711/
Jyadhav777/
Yashdav776/
Yaadowa771/
Yadavch771/
Yadahav771/
Jaadaev771/
Jadav73203,817/
Yadab7350,844/
Yadev7310,552/
Yadaw738,766/
Yadov73894/
Yadap73430/
Yodav7376/
Yadaf7329/
Iadav735/
Eadav731/
Aijadhav7117/
Jadhav672,062,159/
Jadahv67782/
Jhadav67224/
Jahdav67112/
Jadaev6744/
Yaddaw6738/
Yadafe6737/
Jadgav6718/
Jaddav6713/
Yahdev6712/
Yadabh6711/
Yaddev679/
Jadaiv677/
Jaidav676/
Jaydav675/
Jadaav675/
Jaudav674/
Yadeiv674/
Yadhev674/
Yadapp673/
Jasdav673/
Yadape673/
Yadeev672/
Jadavh672/
Yaddab671/
Yasdaw671/
Yadasw671/
Jadajv671/
Jadasv671/
Jadauv671/
Jadavw671/
Jyadab671/
Jadeav671/
Hyadev671/
Eaydav671/

Yaadav Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Yaadav in the Marathi language
यादवyadava95.2
याधवyadhava1.6
यादावyadava1.6
य़ादवyadava1.6
Yaadav in the Hindi language
यादवyadava93.33
यादयyadaya6.67
Yaadav in the Russian language
Яадавaadav-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Yaadav
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