Yoav Surname

963,821st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 270 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Israel
Highest density in:
Israel

Yoav Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yoav Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Israel2561:33,4284,699
United States91:40,273,215872,126
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Yoav (12,112) may also be a first name.

Yoav Last Name Facts

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

The surname Yoav occurs in Israel more than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Yoav? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 963,821st most numerous surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 26,990,911 people. The surname Yoav is mostly found in Asia, where 96 percent of Yoav live; 95 percent live in West Asia and 95 percent live in Judeo-West Asia. Yoav is also the 53,813th most prevalent given name throughout the world, held by 12,112 people.

The last name Yoav is most commonly held in Israel, where it is borne by 256 people, or 1 in 33,428. In Israel it is most numerous in: Northern District, where 39 percent are found, Jerusalem District, where 15 percent are found and Southern District, where 13 percent are found. Aside from Israel this surname is found in 5 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 3 percent are found and Russia, where 1 percent are found.

Yoav Last Name Statistics demography

Yoav earn more than double the average income. In United States they earn 111.11% more than the national average, earning $91,094 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hyoav893/
Yoahv891/
Yooav891/
Yohav891/
Yav8646,743/
Yov86125/
Iyov752,763/
Ayav75613/
Iyav75350/
Yoab75263/
Yiav75196/
Uyav75177/
Yaav7580/
Yavd7532/
Yoap7529/
Yahv7521/
Yhav7511/
Yavh756/
Hyav756/
Yatv754/
Oyav754/
Yovt754/
Yoov754/
Eyov753/
Yoaw752/
Yaov752/
Yoaf752/
Oyov751/
Yayv751/
Yajv751/
Yavs751/
Yasv751/
Yhov751/
Yoavova731/
Yahav671,543/
Ayowa67955/
Gayov67341/
Yahov67197/
Yaowa6766/
Ayoov6762/
Giyov6752/
Uyowa6748/
Eyowa6739/
Yoape6733/
Yaova6733/
Oyowa6725/
Ayyav6723/
Yohov6713/
Ojhav6713/
Ayova6711/
Ayauv6710/
Ayouv677/
Gayav677/
Hayav675/
Oyova674/
Yoaps674/
Yoasf674/
Geyov673/
Goyav672/
Yoowa672/
Ihyav671/
Aiyov671/
Auyov671/
Yashv671/
Yathv671/
Ayavz671/
Yoabt671/
Yoaib671/
Oiavt671/
Oeyov671/
Uiyav671/
Yoatp671/
Yovsh671/
Aiyav671/
Yauov671/
Yoyev671/
Ioavd671/
Hiyov671/
Ieyav671/
Yiowa671/
Ioyav671/
Yhowa671/
Yhatv671/

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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 Yoav
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis