Yiav Surname

1,202,518th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 196 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cambodia
Highest density in:
Cambodia

Yiav Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yiav Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cambodia1781:87,0062,271
Nigeria171:10,420,162203,261
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Yiav (91) may also be a first name.

Yiav Last Name Facts

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

Yiav is found most in Cambodia. It may be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Yiav? popularity and diffusion

Yiav is the 1,202,518th most frequent surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 37,181,357 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 91 percent of Yiav are found; 91 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 91 percent are found in Khmer-Asia. Yiav is also the 998,282nd most frequently held first name in the world. It is borne by 91 people.

The surname Yiav is most prevalent in Cambodia, where it is carried by 178 people, or 1 in 87,006. In Cambodia Yiav is most frequent in: Phnom Penh, where 13 percent reside, Banteay Meanchey Province, where 12 percent reside and Kampong Cham Province, where 12 percent reside. Apart from Cambodia it exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 9 percent reside and Thailand, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yav8646,743/
Iav861,469/
Yiab75483/
Yoav75270/
Yiap75251/
Yaav7580/
Yiaw7548/
Yavd7532/
Yahv7521/
Yhav7511/
Hyav756/
Yavh756/
Yatv754/
Hiav753/
Giav752/
Yajv751/
Yavs751/
Yasv751/
Ijav751/
Ihav751/
Iaav751/
Yayv751/
Iavd751/
Iavh751/
Yahav671,543/
Ijhav67377/
Ayyav6723/
Ayaev6718/
Yhaev6711/
Yiapp673/
Hijav672/
Iahav672/
Jijav671/
Yashv671/
Yathv671/
Yhatv671/
Yiowa671/
Yiape671/
Uiyav671/
Yoahv671/
Aiyav671/
Ejiav671/
Oyaev671/

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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
  • 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 Yiav
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