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 | India, Iraq, United States, Pakistan, Egypt |
| Yard | Israel, India, Algeria, United States, Egypt |
| یاد | Iraq |
| Яд | Russia, Ukraine, China |