Yañez Surname

3,280th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 171,875 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mexico
Highest density in:
Chile

Yañez Surname Definition:

(Spanish), Juan's, or of Juan or John. (variant: Diaz.)

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Yañez Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mexico87,1871:1,424216
Chile48,0701:36672
Spain10,3161:4,532566
Argentina8,5631:4,992557
Peru5,4251:5,859922
Philippines4,0981:24,7043,301
Colombia3,0921:15,4511,338
Venezuela2,0361:14,8351,200
Bolivia1,5021:7,068876
Panama9411:4,158503
Uruguay2921:11,7531,326
Paraguay1381:52,4401,489
Dominican Republic691:151,2025,897
United States451:8,054,643356,745
Andorra161:5,2401,042
Puerto Rico151:236,6762,394
Brazil141:15,291,024280,658
Ecuador61:2,650,97426,148
England61:9,286,343223,652
Costa Rica51:956,0146,058
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Cuba41:2,880,67910,064
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
El Salvador31:2,114,6295,401
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Nicaragua21:3,010,5457,383
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
France11:66,422,722504,397
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

The alternate forms: Yanez (88,232), Yáñez (929), Yàñez (23), Yańez (3), Yañéz (2), Yåñez (1), Yäñez (1), Yánez (121), Yànez (6), Yanêz (2), Yänez (1), Yãnez (1), Ýáñez (1), Yanéz (1) & Yanēz (1) are calculated separately.

Yañez (13) may also be a first name.

Yañez Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Spanish), Juan's, or of Juan or John. (variant: Diaz.)

Surnames (1857) by Bernard Homer Dixon

User-submitted Reference

This surname means: 'son of Juan'.

- selenneym

Yañez Last Name Facts

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

Yañez occurs in Mexico more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms: Yanez, Yáñez, Yàñez, Yańez, Yañéz, Yåñez, Yäñez, Yánez, Yànez, Yanêz, Yänez, Yãnez, Ýáñez, Yanéz or Yanēz. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yañez? popularity and diffusion

Yañez is the 3,280th most numerous surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 42,400 people. The surname Yañez is mostly found in The Americas, where 92 percent of Yañez live; 51 percent live in North America and 51 percent live in Hispano-North America. It is also the 3,159,357th most prevalent first name at a global level, held by 13 people.

The surname is most widely held in Mexico, where it is borne by 87,187 people, or 1 in 1,424. In Mexico it is mostly concentrated in: México, where 17 percent are found, Mexico City, where 10 percent are found and Guanajuato, where 7 percent are found. Without taking into account Mexico this surname is found in 41 countries. It also occurs in Chile, where 28 percent are found and Spain, where 6 percent are found.

Yañez Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Yañez has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Yañez surname rose 750 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 600 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Yañez Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Yañez earn in different countries varies markedly. In Peru they earn 13.6% more than the national average, earning S/. 22,021 per year and in Colombia they earn 25% less than the national average, earning $17,026,900 COP per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yanez9388,232/
Yáñez93929/
Yàñez9323/
Yańez933/
Yañéz932/
Yåñez931/
Yäñez931/
Yañeza9115/
Iyañez915/
Yanñez914/
Yañeez913/
Yañiez912/
Ya Ñez911/
Yaññez911/
Añez8927,161/
Yñez8912/
Yañz892/
Yánez87121/
Yànez876/
Yanêz872/
Yänez871/
Yãnez871/
Ýáñez871/
Yanéz871/
Yanēz871/
Yañez Y836/
Yañes801,565/
Iañez80562/
Yañiz8012/
Yuñez808/
Añuez806/
Anñez805/
Añiez805/
Uañez801/
Yoñez801/
Añezz801/
Añeza801/
Añaez801/
Yeñez801/
Yaenz801/
Yañaz801/
Aiñez801/
Yañex801/
Yaneza731,387/
Yanhez7376/
Yaniez7332/
Yannez737/
Iyanez733/
Yeanez733/
Yianez732/
Yanyez732/
Yaneze732/
Yanaez732/
Yanezi731/
Yanezo731/
Yanezy731/
Yañace731/
Yaneez731/
Ayaenz731/
Anez676,688/
Añes671,782/
Oñez671,572/
Yanz67574/
Anyaeze6792/
Añiz6740/
Anyaezu6725/
Iñez6720/
Eñez6717/
Yenz6713/
Uñez6713/
Yanheoz6710/
Ynez678/
Añoz678/
Enyaeze674/
Áñez672/
Onyaeze672/
Aññz671/
Ynaz671/
Inyaeze671/
Unyaeze671/
Añéz671/
Aenz671/
Añaueza671/
Añaz671/

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