Yañeza Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Yañeza Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yañeza Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines141:7,231,302192,576
Chile11:17,616,47493,597

The alternate forms: Yaneza (1,387) are calculated separately.

Yañeza Last Name Facts

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

The surname Yañeza is found in The Philippines more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant: Yaneza. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Yañeza? popularity and diffusion

The last name Yañeza is the 5,057,639th most numerous family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 485,836,394 people. The surname is mostly found in Asia, where 93 percent of Yañeza reside; 93 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 93 percent reside in Fil-Southeast Asia.

The last name Yañeza is most commonly held in The Philippines, where it is held by 14 people, or 1 in 7,231,302. In The Philippines it is most numerous in: Caraga, where 43 percent are found, Northern Mindanao, where 36 percent are found and Ilocos, where 21 percent are found. Not including The Philippines this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in Chile, where 7 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yaneza941,387/
Yasenza7720/
Yanza734,736/
Yamza733/
Yassenza7148/
Yanesa67370/
Yonaza67136/
Yanzia6749/
Yaniza6736/
Yanzha6718/
Yanzat6718/
Yaneca6710/
Yanzsa679/
Yangea679/
Yaneja674/
Yoneza674/
Hyamza674/
Yanzza673/
Yanzea672/
Yaneze672/
Yamzah672/
Jañoza671/
Yaseenzai671/
Yamjea671/
Yanoza671/
Hyanza671/
Yanzai671/
Yanezi671/
Yanezy671/
Yanezo671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Yañeza
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