Iañez Surname

563,577th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 562 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Spain
Highest density in:
Spain

Iañez Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Iañez Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Spain4271:109,4908,720
Argentina1241:344,70527,064
Paraguay51:1,447,34911,454
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380

The alternate forms: Ianez (168), Iáñez (8), Iàñez (1) & Iánez (1) are calculated separately.

Iañez Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Iañez Come From? nationality or country of origin

Iañez is most common in Spain. It can also be rendered as a variant: Ianez, Iáñez, Iàñez or Iánez. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Iañez? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 563,577th most prevalent surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 12,967,164 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 76 percent of Iañez live; 76 percent live in Southwestern Europe and 76 percent live in Iberian Europe.

This last name is most frequently held in Spain, where it is carried by 427 people, or 1 in 109,490. In Spain Iañez is mostly concentrated in: Andalusia, where 90 percent reside, Madrid, where 7 percent reside and Balearic Islands, where 2 percent reside. Excluding Spain it occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in Argentina, where 22 percent reside and Paraguay, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ianez93168/
Iáñez938/
Iàñez931/
Giañez9111/
Iánez871/
Iañes803/
Ianhez73132/
Gianez7318/
Iagnez7314/
Ianecz736/
Yanñez734/
Yañeez733/
Yianez732/
Yañiez732/
Iannez731/
Yhañez731/
Yaññez731/
Ihañes731/
Ieanez731/
Yañe67664/
Iane67366/
Iagnecz6727/
Iagnesz6719/
Egianez677/
Gianeiz675/
Yañz672/
Giannez671/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Iañez
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