Yahav Surname

255,670th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,543 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Israel
Highest density in:
Israel

Yahav Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yahav Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Israel1,4171:6,039920
United States591:6,143,372295,589
India241:31,961,058386,265
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
England41:13,929,515290,718
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706

Yahav (1,886) may also be a first name.

Yahav Last Name Facts

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

The last name Yahav (Hindi: याहव, Marathi: यादव) has its highest incidence in Israel. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yahav? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 255,670th most frequently occurring surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 4,722,972 people. This last name is primarily found in Asia, where 94 percent of Yahav reside; 92 percent reside in West Asia and 92 percent reside in Judeo-West Asia. It is also the 175,104th most numerous first name at a global level. It is borne by 1,886 people.

It is most frequently occurring in Israel, where it is carried by 1,417 people, or 1 in 6,039. In Israel Yahav is mostly concentrated in: Central District, where 42 percent are found, Tel Aviv District, where 20 percent are found and Southern District, where 9 percent are found. Excluding Israel it exists in 20 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 4 percent are found and India, where 2 percent are found.

Yahav Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Yahav surname are 19.5% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 72.73% registered with the political party.

The amount Yahav earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 52.07% more than the national average, earning $65,618 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.82% more than the national average, earning $56,050 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yaav8980/
Yahv8921/
Yhav8911/
Jahav8070/
Iahav802/
Yoahv801/
Yhatv801/
Yathv801/
Yashv801/
Yahafova771/
Yav7546,743/
Yahaib735/
Yahiev732/
Yahouv731/
Yachhv731/
Jahaiv731/
Yaab67451/
Yahb67307/
Yoav67270/
Yiav67196/
Yavd6732/
Jahv6720/
Heav677/
Yaph677/
Hyav676/
Yavh676/
Yaaf675/
Ejhahav674/
Jhav674/
Yatv674/
Yahf674/
Hiav673/
Yhab673/
Jaav673/
Yaaw673/
Ehav672/
Yawh672/
Yashchv671/
Iaav671/
Yasv671/
Yavs671/
Yajv671/
Ahajiov671/
Ihav671/
Yabh671/
Yhaf671/
Yhov671/
Yayv671/

Yahav Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Yahav in the Hindi language
याहवyahava-
Yahav in the Marathi language
यादवyadava-

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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 Yahav
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