Yepez Surname

5,876th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 96,047 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Venezuela
Highest density in:
Ecuador

Yepez Surname Definition:

"Yepes" is a place name that was founded by Jews who named the city after "Yope" in Israel. The Hebrew word suggests height and beauty.

Yepez Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Venezuela33,5351:901172
Ecuador19,1011:833134
Mexico16,6341:7,462854
Colombia14,0061:3,411583
United States4,8991:73,9868,516
Peru3,4071:9,3291,347
Bolivia1,8961:5,599753
Spain1,0311:45,3464,299
Philippines6151:164,61526,990
Dominican Republic3851:27,0991,663
Argentina1411:303,14524,179
Brazil991:2,162,36767,701
Canada581:635,26952,014
Chile531:332,3869,362
France501:1,328,454133,611
Panama461:85,0493,429
Italy191:3,218,773100,309
England111:5,065,278148,650
Costa Rica91:531,1194,381
Australia91:2,999,522116,751
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Puerto Rico41:887,5354,548
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Cuba21:5,761,35813,825
El Salvador21:3,171,9446,376
Guatemala21:8,041,3349,698
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

The alternate forms: Yépez (237), Yèpez (13) & Yepéz (5) are calculated separately.

Yepez (52) may also be a first name.

Yepez Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

"Yepes" is a place name that was founded by Jews who named the city after "Yope" in Israel. The Hebrew word suggests height and beauty.

Spanish Surnames In The Southwestern United States (1978) by Richard Donovon Woods

Yepez Last Name Facts

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

The surname Yepez is borne by more people in Venezuela than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant: Yépez, Yèpez or Yepéz. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yepez? popularity and diffusion

The last name Yepez is the 5,876th most frequent last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 75,875 people. This last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 96 percent of Yepez reside; 75 percent reside in South America and 49 percent reside in Caribbean South America. Yepez is also the 1,381,723rd most frequently occurring first name internationally, borne by 52 people.

It is most frequently used in Venezuela, where it is held by 33,535 people, or 1 in 901. In Venezuela it is most numerous in: Lara, where 37 percent reside, Portuguesa, where 13 percent reside and Bolívar, where 8 percent reside. Other than Venezuela Yepez occurs in 44 countries. It is also found in Ecuador, where 20 percent reside and Mexico, where 17 percent reside.

Yepez Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Yepez last name are 43.41% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 96.64% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Yepez earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 80.04% less than the national average, earning €5,994 per year; in Peru they earn 19.67% more than the national average, earning S/. 23,198 per year; in Colombia they earn 9.37% less than the national average, earning $20,575,600 COP per year; in United States they earn 8.59% less than the national average, earning $39,444 USD per year and in Canada they earn 38.66% more than the national average, earning $68,888 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yépez93237/
Yèpez9313/
Yepéz935/
Yeppez9168/
Yespez915/
Yepiez912/
Yiepez911/
Yeperz911/
Yehpez911/
Yetpez911/
Yepe891,438/
Epez8922/
Yepes8053,650/
Yepiz804,124/
Yepie80861/
Yepei80117/
Gepez8050/
Jepez8037/
Yepeu8026/
Yeper8020/
Yeppe806/
Yepet804/
Yepey804/
Iepez804/
Yepee804/
Yepex802/
Yepec801/
Yespe801/
Uepez801/
Yoepe801/
Epe756,452/
Aiyepe73474/
Yespes7359/
Yepese7317/
Yephiz7310/
Eiyepe739/
Jeppez738/
Yeppiz737/
Yiepes735/
Yeppie733/
Yeppes733/
Yepper733/
Yepieh731/
Yepies731/
Yiepeu731/
Yephet731/
Yespee731/
Yesper731/
Yedppe731/
Yepeas731/
Yepeah731/
Epee672,739/
Iype672,408/
Eppe671,209/
Epey671,197/
Epiz67659/
Epes67623/
Yepi67450/
Yepa67384/
Epea67341/
Gepe67165/
Jepe67155/
Epei6776/
Ephe6750/
Yepy6719/
Iepe6717/
Wanyepe674/
Epfe672/
Jeeppez672/
Yieupeu672/
Epej671/
Yjpe671/
Ehpe671/
Yepetch671/
Yepè671/
Epeş671/
Epge671/
Yype671/

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