Family name יאד (Yade 
, יאד 
) , throughout the world, is quite a common cognomen. The surname יאד is habitual in Sub-Saharan Africa, particularly Senegal, where it is quite a common surname, Ivory Coast, where it is quite a rare surname, and Ethiopia, where it is a rare surname. Measured by absolute frequency, it most frequently occurs in Senegal, India, and Ethiopia. Also, יאד is the forename as well as the last name.