Yass Surname

199,744th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,091 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Morocco
Highest density in:
Morocco

Yass Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yass Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Morocco8521:40,4656,572
Iraq3511:99,7773,004
Saudi Arabia1991:155,05422,057
Papua New Guinea1531:53,2926,745
Egypt1221:753,57238,342
United States741:4,898,094251,818
Russia721:2,001,709124,796
Israel371:231,28721,601
Indonesia321:4,132,787209,071
Cameroon291:716,17551,453
Malaysia221:1,340,64757,034
Mauritania161:255,92911,901
Pakistan151:11,909,59253,778
Sweden141:703,34052,204
Qatar91:262,00030,726
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
France71:9,488,960336,266
England71:7,959,723202,100
India71:109,580,769786,157
Transnistria71:67,8149,165
Tunisia71:87,23213,677
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Lebanon41:1,409,27119,641
Iran31:25,594,175224,183
Syria31:6,433,67416,197
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States231:2,183,421107,224

Yass (3,501) may also be a first name.

Yass Last Name Facts

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

The surname Yass (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻳﺎﺹ, Hindi: यसएस, Russian: Ясс) is borne by more people in Morocco than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yass? popularity and diffusion

It is the 199,744th most commonly used family name in the world, held by around 1 in 3,485,197 people. The surname Yass occurs predominantly in Africa, where 50 percent of Yass live; 47 percent live in North Africa and 41 percent live in Mahgreb. It is also the 119,990th most common given name world-wide, borne by 3,501 people.

The last name is most widespread in Morocco, where it is carried by 852 people, or 1 in 40,465. Besides Morocco this last name exists in 50 countries. It is also found in Iraq, where 17 percent are found and Saudi Arabia, where 10 percent are found.

Yass Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Yass has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 322 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Yass Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Yass last name are 28.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 75% being registered to vote for the political party.

Yass earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 22.59% more than the national average, earning $52,895 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yasse89611/
Jyass891/
Hyass891/
Yasst890/
Yas8634,336/
Aayass804/
Ayyass801/
Yaouss801/
Yaassd801/
Yash756,199/
Yase754,798/
Jass753,354/
Yaas75684/
Yoas75681/
Yoss75653/
Yats75361/
Yast75121/
Hyas7555/
Yasd7549/
Yias7518/
Yhas7517/
Eass759/
Jyas757/
Yads755/
Yasz754/
Iass754/
Yasp754/
Yays753/
Yahs751/
Yasj751/
Yassova734/
Ahayass731/
Aiyasse731/
Yahouss731/
Ghiyass731/
Ya67500,316/
Jasse6714,783/
Jauss67767/
Yashe67339/
Yiase67182/
Jhass67139/
Iasse67137/
Yoash67125/
Yatse6783/
Yosse6782/
Ayyas6756/
Aiyas6733/
Yahas6730/
Øyaas6727/
Aghiyass6725/
Yasch6724/
Geass6721/
Jahss6719/
Aayas6715/
Giass6711/
Jassp6710/
Yhoss679/
Ayias675/
Yahus675/
Yatts675/
Yaees675/
Yadst674/
Yihas674/
Jeass673/
Yasht673/
Uyoss673/
Ajyas672/
Jashs672/
Ihass672/
Yaeis672/
Yaash672/
Jaiss672/
Yahsh672/
Ehass672/
Yaase671/
Eassh671/
Eyoss671/
Yiash671/
Iayss671/
Yashh671/
Yasce671/
Euyas671/
Iassh671/
Uyyas671/
Yasth671/
Yascz671/
Yadsh671/
Eiyas671/
Iaass671/
Yhaus671/
Yashz671/
Ayjas671/
Yosst670/
Hyats670/
Yaats670/
Heass670/
Yooss670/

Yass Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Yass in the Hindi language
यसएसyasa'esa-
Yass in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻳﺎﺹyas75
ﻳﺎﺱyas25
Yass in the Russian language
Яссass-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Yass
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