Yaav Surname
Approximately 80 people bear this surname
Yaav Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 55 | 1:13,946,643 | 236,652 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
Yaav Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yaav Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Yaav (Hindi: यादव, Marathi: यादव, Russian: Яав) is more commonly found in India than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Yaav? popularity and diffusion
The last name Yaav is the 2,106,139th most commonly held surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 91,094,324 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 69 percent of Yaav live; 69 percent live in South Asia and 69 percent live in Indo-South Asia.
The last name Yaav is most commonly held in India, where it is held by 55 people, or 1 in 13,946,643. In India Yaav is primarily concentrated in: Bihar, where 62 percent live, Maharashtra, where 11 percent live and Uttar Pradesh, where 11 percent live. Aside from India it is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 26 percent live and Nigeria, where 5 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yahav | 89 | 1,543 | / |
| Yav | 86 | 46,743 | / |
| Yaab | 75 | 451 | / |
| Yoav | 75 | 270 | / |
| Yiav | 75 | 196 | / |
| Yaap | 75 | 100 | / |
| Yavd | 75 | 32 | / |
| Yahv | 75 | 21 | / |
| Yhav | 75 | 11 | / |
| Yavh | 75 | 6 | / |
| Hyav | 75 | 6 | / |
| Yaaf | 75 | 5 | / |
| Yatv | 75 | 4 | / |
| Yaaw | 75 | 3 | / |
| Jaav | 75 | 3 | / |
| Yajv | 75 | 1 | / |
| Yavs | 75 | 1 | / |
| Yasv | 75 | 1 | / |
| Iaav | 75 | 1 | / |
| Yayv | 75 | 1 | / |
| Jahav | 67 | 70 | / |
| Yahap | 67 | 46 | / |
| Yahab | 67 | 35 | / |
| Ayyav | 67 | 23 | / |
| Ayaev | 67 | 18 | / |
| Yhaev | 67 | 11 | / |
| Yaaub | 67 | 5 | / |
| Yaabs | 67 | 5 | / |
| Yaaph | 67 | 4 | / |
| Iahav | 67 | 2 | / |
| Yaafe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Yaasf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aiyav | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yaauw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uiyav | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yhatv | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yathv | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yashv | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oyaev | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yoahv | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yahafova | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yaaww | 67 | 1 | / |
Yaav Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Yaav in the Marathi language | ||
| यादव | yadava | 80 |
| यदव | yadava | 20 |
| Yaav in the Hindi language | ||
| यादव | yadava | 40 |
| याअव | ya'ava | 40 |
| याव | yava | 20 |
| Yaav in the Russian language | ||
| Яав | aav | - |
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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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- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- 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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