Yandav Surname

2,944,094th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 44 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Yandav Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yandav Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India431:17,838,730274,051
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465

Yandav Last Name Facts

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

The surname Yandav (Hindi: यांदव, Marathi: यांदव) occurs in India more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Yandav? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,944,094th most prevalent last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 165,626,044 people. It is primarily found in Asia, where 98 percent of Yandav reside; 98 percent reside in South Asia and 98 percent reside in Indo-South Asia.

The surname Yandav is most prevalent in India, where it is held by 43 people, or 1 in 17,838,730. In India Yandav is most common in: Bihar, where 42 percent are found, Uttar Pradesh, where 37 percent are found and Maharashtra, where 9 percent are found. Besides India Yandav occurs in one country. It is also common in The Netherlands, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yandaev92122/
Yandev83377/
Yandap8369/
Jandav8313/
Yandov837/
Yandaf831/
Yandaw830/
Yandaip7758/
Yandowa7749/
Yandape7725/
Yandova7721/
Jandhav7716/
Jandavs7712/
Yandoev771/
Yandeev771/
Jandaev771/
Hyandev771/
Yanduov771/
Yandow67545/
Jandab67140/
Jandov6752/
Jandev6727/
Yondov6713/
Jandaw6711/
Yandop6711/
Yondev678/
Jandaf672/
Iandap671/
Yondaw670/

Yandav Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Yandav in the Marathi language
यांदवyandava-
Yandav in the Hindi language
यांदवyandava38.46
यंदवyandava38.46
यादवyadava15.38
यानदवyanadava7.69

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Yandav
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis