Yaav Surname

2,106,139th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 80 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Yaav Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yaav Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India551:13,946,643236,652
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567

Yaav Last Name Facts

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

Yaav (Hindi: यादव, Marathi: यादव, Russian: Яав) occurs more in India more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Yaav click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yaav? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,106,139th most prevalent family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 91,094,324 people. The last name Yaav is mostly found in Asia, where 69 percent of Yaav live; 69 percent live in South Asia and 69 percent live in Indo-South Asia.

It is most frequently held in India, where it is held by 55 people, or 1 in 13,946,643. In India Yaav is most prevalent in: Bihar, where 62 percent are found, Maharashtra, where 11 percent are found and Uttar Pradesh, where 11 percent are found. Outside of India Yaav exists in 2 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 26 percent are found and Nigeria, where 5 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yahav891,543/
Yav8646,743/
Yaab75451/
Yoav75270/
Yiav75196/
Yaap75100/
Yavd7532/
Yahv7521/
Yhav7511/
Yavh756/
Hyav756/
Yaaf755/
Yatv754/
Yaaw753/
Jaav753/
Yajv751/
Yavs751/
Yasv751/
Iaav751/
Yayv751/
Jahav6770/
Yahap6746/
Yahab6735/
Ayyav6723/
Ayaev6718/
Yhaev6711/
Yaaub675/
Yaabs675/
Yaaph674/
Iahav672/
Yaafe672/
Yaasf671/
Aiyav671/
Yaauw671/
Uiyav671/
Yhatv671/
Yathv671/
Yashv671/
Oyaev671/
Yoahv671/
Yahafova671/
Yaaww671/

Yaav Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Yaav in the Marathi language
यादवyadava80
यदवyadava20
Yaav in the Hindi language
यादवyadava40
याअवya'ava40
यावyava20
Yaav in the Russian language
Яавaav-

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Yaav
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