Yadv Surname

5,171st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 109,662 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Yadv Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yadv Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India109,6501:6,996610
Qatar91:262,00030,726
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Yadv (287) may also be a first name.

Yadv Last Name Facts

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

The surname Yadv (Hindi: यादव, Marathi: यादव) occurs in India more than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Yadv.

How Common Is The Last Name Yadv? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 5,171st most widespread family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 66,455 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Yadv are found; 100 percent are found in South Asia and 100 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 522,011th most frequently used first name globally. It is borne by 287 people.

This last name is most frequent in India, where it is held by 109,650 people, or 1 in 6,996. In India Yadv is most prevalent in: Uttar Pradesh, where 80 percent are found, Jharkhand, where 17 percent are found and Bihar, where 3 percent are found. Other than India this last name exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Qatar, where 0 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yadev8910,552/
Yaadv89174/
Yadhv8968/
Yaddv891/
Yasdv891/
Yahdev8012/
Yaddev809/
Yadhev804/
Hyadev801/
Yadw75648/
Yadb75162/
Jadv7514/
Jadhv672,329/
Yadeb67130/
Yadew6777/
Jahdv676/
Yadef674/
Yadhw672/
Yhodv671/
Yadww671/
Yaadw671/
Yoadb671/
Jadvh671/
Jaadv671/
Jhadv671/

Yadv Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Yadv in the Marathi language
यादवyadava-
Yadv in the Hindi language
यादवyadava99.31
याद्वyadva0.23
यादव्yadav0
यादyada0
याद्व्yadv0

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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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  • 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 Yadv
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