Yas Surname
Approximately 34,336 people bear this surname
Yas Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iraq | 21,976 | 1:1,594 | 213 |
| United Arab Emirates | 6,873 | 1:1,333 | 159 |
| India | 752 | 1:1,020,034 | 42,821 |
| Saudi Arabia | 636 | 1:48,515 | 7,156 |
| Egypt | 610 | 1:150,714 | 11,610 |
| Morocco | 477 | 1:72,277 | 12,260 |
| Pakistan | 447 | 1:399,651 | 7,539 |
| Iran | 420 | 1:182,816 | 15,150 |
| Indonesia | 396 | 1:333,963 | 29,138 |
| Ukraine | 295 | 1:154,314 | 21,437 |
| Guatemala | 248 | 1:64,849 | 2,482 |
| Malaysia | 185 | 1:159,428 | 9,831 |
| Russia | 156 | 1:923,866 | 72,911 |
| Papua New Guinea | 139 | 1:58,660 | 7,509 |
| Nigeria | 124 | 1:1,428,571 | 55,237 |
| Colombia | 81 | 1:589,803 | 7,502 |
| Philippines | 63 | 1:1,606,956 | 108,100 |
| United States | 63 | 1:5,753,316 | 282,354 |
| Belarus | 46 | 1:206,545 | 26,052 |
| Argentina | 42 | 1:1,017,700 | 63,321 |
| Afghanistan | 37 | 1:869,005 | 8,756 |
| France | 35 | 1:1,897,792 | 163,564 |
| Taiwan | 23 | 1:1,019,337 | 7,080 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| Kazakhstan | 21 | 1:842,024 | 52,736 |
| Sweden | 17 | 1:579,221 | 42,433 |
| Yemen | 16 | 1:1,651,581 | 12,512 |
| Germany | 13 | 1:6,192,728 | 213,814 |
| England | 13 | 1:4,286,005 | 132,302 |
| Thailand | 11 | 1:6,421,668 | 407,040 |
| Canada | 10 | 1:3,684,559 | 191,443 |
| Tunisia | 7 | 1:87,232 | 13,677 |
| Algeria | 5 | 1:7,726,310 | 57,379 |
| Brazil | 5 | 1:42,814,866 | 547,158 |
| Cameroon | 5 | 1:4,153,814 | 129,697 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 5 | 1:1,194,531 | 65,188 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Australia | 4 | 1:6,748,925 | 181,100 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Lebanon | 2 | 1:2,818,542 | 25,087 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Cambodia | 2 | 1:7,743,573 | 11,959 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Oman | 2 | 1:1,843,986 | 9,590 |
| Ecuador | 2 | 1:7,952,923 | 34,269 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Tajikistan | 1 | 1:8,386,692 | 12,859 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Turkmenistan | 1 | 1:5,489,112 | 11,427 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Lesotho | 1 | 1:2,032,558 | 23,402 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Burundi | 1 | 1:9,804,852 | 2,349 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
The alternate forms: Yaş (2,116) are calculated separately.
Yas (25,598) may also be a first name.
Yas Demographics
Average Male Yas Height
175.94 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Yas Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yas Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Yas (Arabic: ياس, Bengali: য়াস, Hindi: यस, Marathi: यास, Oriya: ୟାସ୍, Russian: Ясь, Tibetan: ཡེསེ་) is found most in Iraq. It can appear as a variant: Yaş. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Yas? popularity and diffusion
It is the 16,211th most commonly held family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 212,242 people. The last name Yas occurs predominantly in Asia, where 93 percent of Yas are found; 86 percent are found in West Asia and 64 percent are found in Levant. Yas is also the 31,417th most frequently used first name on earth It is held by 25,598 people.
This surname is most prevalent in Iraq, where it is borne by 21,976 people, or 1 in 1,594. Apart from Iraq it exists in 79 countries. It also occurs in The United Arab Emirates, where 20 percent are found and India, where 2 percent are found.
Yas Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is chiefly Muslim (100%) in Russia and Orthodox (100%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those holding the Yas last name are 18.2% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 71.43% registered with the party.
The amount Yas earn in different countries varies significantly. In Colombia they earn 1.22% more than the national average, earning $22,980,000 COP per year; in United States they earn 27.31% less than the national average, earning $31,363 USD per year and in Canada they earn 23.43% less than the national average, earning $38,042 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yaş | 89 | 2,116 | / |
| Yash | 86 | 6,199 | / |
| Yase | 86 | 4,798 | / |
| Yass | 86 | 2,091 | / |
| Yaas | 86 | 684 | / |
| Yoas | 86 | 681 | / |
| Yats | 86 | 361 | / |
| Yast | 86 | 121 | / |
| Hyas | 86 | 55 | / |
| Yasd | 86 | 49 | / |
| Yias | 86 | 18 | / |
| Yhas | 86 | 17 | / |
| Jyas | 86 | 7 | / |
| Yads | 86 | 5 | / |
| Yasz | 86 | 4 | / |
| Yasp | 86 | 4 | / |
| Yays | 86 | 3 | / |
| Yahs | 86 | 1 | / |
| Yasj | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ya | 80 | 500,316 | / |
| Yasse | 75 | 611 | / |
| Yashe | 75 | 339 | / |
| Yiase | 75 | 182 | / |
| Yoash | 75 | 125 | / |
| Yatse | 75 | 83 | / |
| Ayyas | 75 | 56 | / |
| Aiyas | 75 | 33 | / |
| Yahas | 75 | 30 | / |
| Øyaas | 75 | 27 | / |
| Yasch | 75 | 24 | / |
| Aayas | 75 | 15 | / |
| Yatts | 75 | 5 | / |
| Yaees | 75 | 5 | / |
| Yahus | 75 | 5 | / |
| Ayias | 75 | 5 | / |
| Yihas | 75 | 4 | / |
| Yadst | 75 | 4 | / |
| Yasht | 75 | 3 | / |
| Yaeis | 75 | 2 | / |
| Ajyas | 75 | 2 | / |
| Yaash | 75 | 2 | / |
| Yahsh | 75 | 2 | / |
| Eiyas | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ayjas | 75 | 1 | / |
| Yashz | 75 | 1 | / |
| Yhaus | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hyass | 75 | 1 | / |
| Yaase | 75 | 1 | / |
| Yiash | 75 | 1 | / |
| Yashh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Yasce | 75 | 1 | / |
| Euyas | 75 | 1 | / |
| Jyass | 75 | 1 | / |
| Uyyas | 75 | 1 | / |
| Yasth | 75 | 1 | / |
| Yascz | 75 | 1 | / |
| Yadsh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Yasst | 75 | 0 | / |
| Yaats | 75 | 0 | / |
| Hyats | 75 | 0 | / |
| Yap | 67 | 173,355 | / |
| Ayyash | 67 | 47,730 | / |
| Yat | 67 | 46,191 | / |
| Yah | 67 | 23,022 | / |
| Yaa | 67 | 17,984 | / |
| Yax | 67 | 17,944 | / |
| Yoa | 67 | 17,443 | / |
| Jas | 67 | 9,372 | / |
| Yac | 67 | 8,170 | / |
| Yaz | 67 | 7,776 | / |
| Yay | 67 | 6,804 | / |
| Yad | 67 | 5,242 | / |
| Yos | 67 | 2,786 | / |
| Yea | 67 | 1,832 | / |
| Yae | 67 | 1,334 | / |
| Gayyas | 67 | 1,322 | / |
| Hya | 67 | 1,314 | / |
| Ias | 67 | 840 | / |
| Yaï | 67 | 786 | / |
| Eas | 67 | 728 | / |
| Ghiyas | 67 | 661 | / |
| Yia | 67 | 570 | / |
| Jya | 67 | 475 | / |
| Yaj | 67 | 258 | / |
| Yaeesh | 67 | 253 | / |
| Yaî | 67 | 166 | / |
| Yasowa | 67 | 129 | / |
| Yha | 67 | 128 | / |
| Øya | 67 | 117 | / |
| Yahays | 67 | 95 | / |
| Yağsız | 67 | 80 | / |
| Yasova | 67 | 77 | / |
| Aiyash | 67 | 59 | / |
| Gaiyas | 67 | 53 | / |
| Yaç | 67 | 41 | / |
| Gheyas | 67 | 32 | / |
| Yahysh | 67 | 23 | / |
| Høyaas | 67 | 19 | / |
| Hayias | 67 | 14 | / |
| Aayash | 67 | 13 | / |
| Yahasz | 67 | 10 | / |
| Yashch | 67 | 9 | / |
| Ayiase | 67 | 8 | / |
| Hayyas | 67 | 4 | / |
| Aayass | 67 | 4 | / |
| Yaiesh | 67 | 4 | / |
| Yohasz | 67 | 3 | / |
| Yaeish | 67 | 2 | / |
| Yahaus | 67 | 2 | / |
| Haiyas | 67 | 2 | / |
| Yhaish | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hyatts | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aiyaas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uyjaus | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yaassd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yaà | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yaashe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yiaase | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yaaish | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yahash | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aheyas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yaouss | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ayyass | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jyaase | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yasheh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yağ | 67 | 0 | / |
| Yaheis | 67 | 0 | / |
Yas Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Yas in the Tibetan language | ||
| ཡེསེ་ | yesé | - |
| Yas in the Bengali language | ||
| য়াস | yasa | - |
| Yas in the Marathi language | ||
| यास | yasa | 79.33 |
| यस | yasa | 19.55 |
| Yas in the Hindi language | ||
| यस | yasa | 65.47 |
| यास | yasa | 22.19 |
| यास्मीन | yasmina | 7.19 |
| आर | ara | 3.75 |
| Yas in the Oriya language | ||
| ୟାସ୍ | yas | 31.58 |
| ୟାସ | yasa | 26.32 |
| ୟସ | yasa | 15.79 |
| ଯଯ୍ସ | yaysa | 15.79 |
| ୟସ୍ | yas | 10.53 |
| Yas in the Russian language | ||
| Ясь | as | - |
| Yas in the Arabic language | ||
| ياس | yas | - |
| العياس | alyas | - |
| العياص | alyas | - |
| لياس | lyas | - |
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Footnotes
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- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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