Yanis Surname
Approximately 5,179 people bear this surname
Yanis Surname User-submission:
Yannis, Yiannis, or Giannis (Γιάννης) is a common Greek given name, a variant of John (Hebrew) meaning 'God is gracious.' In formal Greek (e.g. all government documents and birth certificates) the name exists only as Ioannis (Ιωάννης). Variants include Yannis (Also Janni), Iannis, Yannakis, Yanis, and the rare Yannos, usually found in the Peloponnese and Cyprus.
Read More About This SurnameYanis Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 3,341 | 1:39,584 | 4,585 |
| Saudi Arabia | 557 | 1:55,396 | 7,891 |
| United States | 310 | 1:1,169,222 | 83,615 |
| Papua New Guinea | 286 | 1:28,510 | 3,229 |
| Panama | 166 | 1:23,568 | 1,489 |
| Philippines | 86 | 1:1,177,189 | 93,405 |
| Malaysia | 70 | 1:421,346 | 21,816 |
| India | 43 | 1:17,838,730 | 274,051 |
| Nigeria | 41 | 1:4,320,555 | 118,938 |
| United Arab Emirates | 40 | 1:229,057 | 15,464 |
| Turkey | 39 | 1:1,995,421 | 69,208 |
| Qatar | 31 | 1:76,064 | 7,685 |
| Algeria | 23 | 1:1,679,633 | 43,253 |
| Argentina | 22 | 1:1,942,882 | 97,983 |
| Mexico | 22 | 1:5,642,100 | 30,806 |
| France | 13 | 1:5,109,440 | 259,941 |
| Cuba | 10 | 1:1,152,272 | 6,837 |
| Venezuela | 10 | 1:3,020,408 | 31,795 |
| Bulgaria | 9 | 1:775,434 | 29,551 |
| Australia | 7 | 1:3,856,529 | 135,538 |
| England | 6 | 1:9,286,343 | 223,652 |
| Thailand | 5 | 1:14,127,669 | 603,945 |
| Pakistan | 5 | 1:35,728,777 | 102,388 |
| Honduras | 4 | 1:2,204,110 | 6,397 |
| Sudan | 4 | 1:9,377,549 | 8,207 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Belgium | 4 | 1:2,874,161 | 111,046 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| Cyprus | 2 | 1:442,438 | 9,493 |
| Maldives | 2 | 1:202,086 | 4,973 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 1:25,109,342 | 694,541 |
The alternate forms: Yañis (5) are calculated separately.
Yanis (15,607) may also be a first name.
Yanis Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Yannis, Yiannis, or Giannis (Γιάννης) is a common Greek given name, a variant of John (Hebrew) meaning 'God is gracious.' In formal Greek (e.g. all government documents and birth certificates) the name exists only as Ioannis (Ιωάννης). Variants include Yannis (Also Janni), Iannis, Yannakis, Yanis, and the rare Yannos, usually found in the Peloponnese and Cyprus.
Feminine forms are Γιάννα (Yianna, Gianna) and Ιωάννα (Ioanna) which is the formal variant used in formal/government documents.
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Yanis Religious Adherence
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Yanis Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yanis Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Yanis (Hindi: यानीस, Marathi: यानीस, Oriya: ୟାନିସ୍) is more commonly found in Indonesia than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms: Yañis. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Yanis? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 92,282nd most numerous surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,407,134 people. The surname Yanis is mostly found in Asia, where 81 percent of Yanis are found; 67 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 65 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Yanis is also the 45,141st most common given name in the world. It is borne by 15,607 people.
This last name is most widely held in Indonesia, where it is carried by 3,341 people, or 1 in 39,584. In Indonesia Yanis is most numerous in: North Sulawesi, where 26 percent are found, West Sumatra, where 20 percent are found and Riau, where 13 percent are found. Barring Indonesia Yanis exists in 44 countries. It is also found in Saudi Arabia, where 11 percent are found and The United States, where 6 percent are found.
Yanis Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Yanis has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Yanis surname rose 15,500 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Yanis Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is primarily Orthodox (100%) in Russia.
In The United States those holding the Yanis surname are 1.49% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 54.72% being registered to vote for the party.
Yanis earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 4.41% more than the national average, earning $45,052 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Yanis Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Yanis in the Marathi language | ||
| यानीस | yanisa | 75 |
| यािनस | yainasa | 12.5 |
| यनीस | yanisa | 12.5 |
| Yanis in the Oriya language | ||
| ୟାନିସ୍ | yanis | 50 |
| ୟନିସ୍ | yanis | 50 |
| Yanis in the Hindi language | ||
| यानीस | yanisa | 33.33 |
| यानिस | yanisa | 27.78 |
| यनीस | yanisa | 25 |
| यनिस | yanisa | 11.11 |
| यूनिस | yunisa | 2.78 |
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