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Worldwide, ياب (Yap , Jaap , Yapp ) is a common unisex forename. The first name ياب is habitual in Singapore, where it is quite a common epicene name, Netherlands, where it is quite a common boy's name, and Malaysia, where it is quite a common gender-neutral name (explore the name in all countries). Measured by absolute frequency, it most frequently occurs in Malaysia, Indonesia, and Netherlands. Also, ياب is the last name as well as the forename.
ياب is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Jaap Mengelmoes , character in Samson and Gert and Jaap Kooiman , character in Toen Was Geluk Heel Gewoon.