Yaniv Surname

727,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 399 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Israel

Yaniv Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yaniv Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2021:1,794,351117,764
Russia581:2,484,880144,115
Israel251:342,30528,607
Belarus201:475,05345,383
England181:3,095,448105,421
Canada151:2,456,373146,130
India151:51,137,692512,385
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
France71:9,488,960336,266
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Romania41:5,019,46862,922
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Austria11:8,515,435118,036

Yaniv (1,527) may also be a first name.

Yaniv Last Name Facts

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

The last name Yaniv (Russian: Янив) is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Yaniv? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 727,600th most widely held family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 18,264,526 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 52 percent of Yaniv reside; 52 percent reside in North America and 52 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Yaniv is also the 198,547th most commonly occurring first name at a global level, borne by 1,527 people.

This last name is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 202 people, or 1 in 1,794,351. In The United States it is most numerous in: New York, where 32 percent reside, California, where 17 percent reside and Texas, where 12 percent reside. Excluding The United States this last name is found in 24 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 15 percent reside and Israel, where 6 percent reside.

Yaniv Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is predominantly Orthodox (36%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Yaniv last name are 19.9% more likely to be registered United Russias than The US average, with 66.67% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Yaniv earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 37.06% more than the national average, earning $59,140 USD per year and in Canada they earn 26.88% less than the national average, earning $36,329 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yaniev91149/
Yanniv912/
Yanev8010,400/
Yanyv801,111/
Yanib80297/
Yaniw8090/
Janiv8057/
Yanif8053/
Yanip8030/
Ianiv808/
Yoniv801/
Yanipova7718/
Yanivová772/
Yaneva7310,501/
Yasnev73262/
Yanyov73114/
Yaneev7375/
Janiev7347/
Yanief7321/
Yangip7319/
Yanibh7313/
Janaiv7312/
Ianiev738/
Yangev735/
Yanhip735/
Yanisp734/
Hyanif732/
Yagnib731/
Yasnyv731/
Jhaniv731/
Janiov731/
Yagnev731/
Yangib731/
Yatnev731/
Yamneev6721/
Yasneev672/
Yanitfe671/
Gehaniv671/

Yaniv Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Yaniv in the Russian language
Янивaniv-

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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 Yaniv
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