Yav Surname
Approximately 46,743 people bear this surname
Yav Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 44,931 | 1:1,644 | 159 |
| Cambodia | 1,115 | 1:13,890 | 1,103 |
| Nigeria | 313 | 1:565,951 | 27,462 |
| India | 219 | 1:3,502,582 | 99,542 |
| United States | 48 | 1:7,551,228 | 341,161 |
| Turkey | 43 | 1:1,809,801 | 65,502 |
| Thailand | 19 | 1:3,717,808 | 320,775 |
| South Africa | 8 | 1:6,772,213 | 167,054 |
| Papua New Guinea | 8 | 1:1,019,215 | 101,897 |
| Ivory Coast | 8 | 1:2,883,904 | 43,419 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Taiwan | 4 | 1:5,861,186 | 33,577 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Israel | 3 | 1:2,852,545 | 113,505 |
| Canada | 3 | 1:12,281,864 | 364,614 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Central African Republic | 1 | 1:4,515,390 | 1,196 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
Yav (5,259) may also be a first name.
Yav Demographics
Average Yav Salary in
United States
$56,792 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Yav Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yav Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Yav (Hindi: याव, Marathi: याव, Russian: Яв) is held by more people in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Yav? popularity and diffusion
Yav is the 12,011th most widely held surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 155,907 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 97 percent of Yav live; 96 percent live in Central Africa and 96 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Yav is also the 93,227th most commonly occurring first name world-wide, held by 5,259 people.
It is most frequently held in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 44,931 people, or 1 in 1,644. Besides The DR Congo Yav occurs in 24 countries. It is also common in Cambodia, where 2 percent live and Nigeria, where 1 percent live.
Yav Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Yav last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Yav earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 64.34% more than the national average, earning R 390,528 per year and in United States they earn 31.62% more than the national average, earning $56,792 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yoav | 86 | 270 | / |
| Yiav | 86 | 196 | / |
| Yaav | 86 | 80 | / |
| Yavd | 86 | 32 | / |
| Yahv | 86 | 21 | / |
| Yhav | 86 | 11 | / |
| Yavh | 86 | 6 | / |
| Hyav | 86 | 6 | / |
| Yatv | 86 | 4 | / |
| Yayv | 86 | 1 | / |
| Yasv | 86 | 1 | / |
| Yavs | 86 | 1 | / |
| Yajv | 86 | 1 | / |
| Yahav | 75 | 1,543 | / |
| Ayyav | 75 | 23 | / |
| Yashv | 75 | 1 | / |
| Aiyav | 75 | 1 | / |
| Yoahv | 75 | 1 | / |
| Uiyav | 75 | 1 | / |
| Yhatv | 75 | 1 | / |
| Yathv | 75 | 1 | / |
| Yap | 67 | 173,355 | / |
| Yaw | 67 | 35,268 | / |
| Yab | 67 | 3,354 | / |
| Iav | 67 | 1,469 | / |
| Jav | 67 | 1,312 | / |
| Yaf | 67 | 1,007 | / |
| Yabova | 67 | 161 | / |
| Eav | 67 | 157 | / |
| Yov | 67 | 125 | / |
| Yapova | 67 | 21 | / |
| Haayav | 67 | 4 | / |
| Yavova | 67 | 3 | / |
| Yahiev | 67 | 2 | / |
| Yahouv | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yachhv | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yavowa | 67 | 1 | / |
Yav Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Yav in the Hindi language | ||
| याव | yava | 94.81 |
| यव | yava | 2.6 |
| यादव | yadava | 2.6 |
| Yav in the Marathi language | ||
| याव | yava | 66.67 |
| यव | yava | 33.33 |
| Yav in the Russian language | ||
| Яв | av | - |
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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 Yav
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