Cognomen Yad (Yad 
, Yard 
, یاد ) , globally, is a common surname. The last name Yad is habitual in Barbados, where it is quite a common surname, Suriname, and Israel. Not in comparison with a country's population, this name is the most popular in India, Egypt, and Iraq. Also, Yad is the forename as well as the last name.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| Yad | Pakistan, Egypt, Iraq, United States, India |
| Yard | Egypt, United States, Israel, Algeria, India |
| یاد | Iraq |
| Яд | Russia, China, Ukraine |