Yavan Surname
Approximately 2,336 people bear this surname
Yavan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 1,902 | 1:40,916 | 4,213 |
| Tanzania | 184 | 1:287,726 | 22,395 |
| India | 153 | 1:5,013,499 | 125,565 |
| Papua New Guinea | 56 | 1:145,602 | 20,089 |
| Germany | 4 | 1:20,126,365 | 436,245 |
| Bulgaria | 4 | 1:1,744,726 | 46,837 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| Ukraine | 3 | 1:15,174,232 | 372,501 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Turkmenistan | 1 | 1:5,489,112 | 11,427 |
| Tajikistan | 1 | 1:8,386,692 | 12,859 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 8 | 1:6,277,336 | 262,771 |
The alternate forms: Yavân (1) are calculated separately.
Yavan (882) may also be a first name.
Yavan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yavan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Yavan (Hindi: यवन, Marathi: यवन, Oriya: ୟାୱାନ୍, Russian: Яван) occurs most in Turkey. It can also be rendered as a variant: Yavân. Click here for further potential spellings of Yavan.
How Common Is The Last Name Yavan? popularity and diffusion
The surname Yavan is the 182,027th most frequently occurring family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 3,119,669 people. The surname Yavan is mostly found in Asia, where 77 percent of Yavan live; 70 percent live in West Asia and 70 percent live in Anatolia and Highlands. It is also the 273,762nd most commonly occurring given name globally. It is borne by 882 people.
This last name is most widespread in Turkey, where it is held by 1,902 people, or 1 in 40,916. In Turkey it is most common in: Istanbul Province, where 19 percent reside, Samsun Province, where 10 percent reside and Ankara Province, where 9 percent reside. Beside Turkey this surname is found in 28 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 8 percent reside and India, where 7 percent reside.
Yavan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Yavan has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Yavan last name contracted 75 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
Yavan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Yavan in the Oriya language | ||
| ୟାୱାନ୍ | yawan | - |
| Yavan in the Marathi language | ||
| यवन | yavana | 69.52 |
| यवान | yavana | 16.19 |
| यावन | yavana | 9.52 |
| यावान | yavana | 1.9 |
| येवान | yevana | 0.95 |
| रावण | ravana | 0.95 |
| Yavan in the Hindi language | ||
| यवन | yavana | 57.45 |
| यावन | yavana | 36.17 |
| घिसियावन | ghisiyavana | 2.13 |
| ज़यवन | zayavana | 2.13 |
| वन | vana | 2.13 |
| Yavan in the Russian language | ||
| Яван | avan | - |
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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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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Yavan
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