Yav Surname

12,011th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 46,743 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Yav Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yav Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo44,9311:1,644159
Cambodia1,1151:13,8901,103
Nigeria3131:565,95127,462
India2191:3,502,58299,542
United States481:7,551,228341,161
Turkey431:1,809,80165,502
Thailand191:3,717,808320,775
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Papua New Guinea81:1,019,215101,897
Ivory Coast81:2,883,90443,419
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Taiwan41:5,861,18633,577
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
England21:27,859,030389,889
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
France11:66,422,722504,397
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Central African Republic11:4,515,3901,196
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

Yav (5,259) may also be a first name.

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yoav86270/
Yiav86196/
Yaav8680/
Yavd8632/
Yahv8621/
Yhav8611/
Yavh866/
Hyav866/
Yatv864/
Yayv861/
Yasv861/
Yavs861/
Yajv861/
Yahav751,543/
Ayyav7523/
Yashv751/
Aiyav751/
Yoahv751/
Uiyav751/
Yhatv751/
Yathv751/
Yap67173,355/
Yaw6735,268/
Yab673,354/
Iav671,469/
Jav671,312/
Yaf671,007/
Yabova67161/
Eav67157/
Yov67125/
Yapova6721/
Haayav674/
Yavova673/
Yahiev672/
Yahouv671/
Yachhv671/
Yavowa671/

Yav Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Yav in the Hindi language
यावyava94.81
यवyava2.6
यादवyadava2.6
Yav in the Marathi language
यावyava66.67
यवyava33.33
Yav in the Russian language
Явav-

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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 Yav
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