Yañéz Surname

11,742,229th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Chile
Highest density in:
Chile

Yañéz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yañéz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

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

Yañéz Last Name Facts

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

The last name Yañéz occurs more in Chile more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as: Yanéz, Yanez, Yáñez, Yàñez, Yańez, Yanêz, Yanēz, Yánez, Yànez, Yãnez or Ýáñez. Click here for further potential spellings of Yañéz.

How Common Is The Last Name Yañéz? popularity and diffusion

The surname Yañéz is the 11,742,229th most commonly held last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. Yañéz is mostly found in The Americas, where 50 percent of Yañéz live; 50 percent live in South America and 50 percent live in Hispanic Southern America.

The surname Yañéz is most widely held in Chile, where it is carried by 1 people, or 1 in 17,616,474. Apart from Chile this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in Spain, where 50 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yanéz931/
Yañz892/
Yanez8788,232/
Yáñez87929/
Yàñez8723/
Yańez873/
Yanêz872/
Yanēz871/
Yánez80121/
Yañiz8012/
Yànez806/
Yãnez801/
Ýáñez801/
Yanñez734/
Yañeez733/
Yañiez732/
Yhañez731/
Yaññez731/
Yañe67664/
Yaña6725/
Yañi6717/
Yané674/

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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
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  • 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 Yañéz
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