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In the world, Yoav (Yoav
, יואב
, Йоав
) is a common masculine given name. The first name Yoav is habitual in Israel, where it is a common boy's name, Switzerland, where it is a rare masculine name, and Poland. Not in comparison with a country's population, it is the most numerous in Israel, the United States, and Mexico. Very seldom, Yoav is the last name as well as the forename.