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 carried by more people in India than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Yaadav click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yaadav? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 497,847th most commonly occurring family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 11,008,378 people. The last name Yaadav occurs mostly in Asia, where 99 percent of Yaadav are found; 98 percent are found in South Asia and 98 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Yaadav is also the 2,187,323rd most numerous first name at a global level, held by 24 people.

The last name is most common in India, where it is held by 652 people, or 1 in 1,176,481. In India Yaadav is most common in: Bihar, where 62 percent live, Maharashtra, where 13 percent live and Uttar Pradesh, where 5 percent live. Not including India it exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in The United Arab Emirates, where 1 percent live and Russia, where 0 percent live.

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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