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

Yoav is more frequently found in Israel than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yoav? popularity and diffusion

It is the 963,821st most numerous last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 26,990,911 people. The surname Yoav occurs mostly in Asia, where 96 percent of Yoav reside; 95 percent reside in West Asia and 95 percent reside in Judeo-West Asia. It is also the 53,813th most common forename internationally, held by 12,112 people.

The surname is most common in Israel, where it is carried by 256 people, or 1 in 33,428. In Israel Yoav is primarily found in: Northern District, where 39 percent reside, Jerusalem District, where 15 percent reside and Southern District, where 13 percent reside. Not including Israel Yoav is found in 5 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 3 percent reside and Russia, where 1 percent reside.

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
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