Yes Surname

29,829th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17,931 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cambodia
Highest density in:
Cambodia

Yes Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cambodia16,9521:914243
Israel2361:36,2615,028
Indonesia1861:711,01755,051
Guatemala1781:90,3522,832
India1591:4,824,311122,508
Papua New Guinea501:163,07422,562
DR Congo481:1,539,15886,567
Mexico371:3,354,76224,142
Malaysia131:2,268,78789,138
Pakistan101:17,864,38868,137
Tanzania91:5,882,40160,754
Taiwan71:3,349,24920,155
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Somalia41:3,363,0155,093
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Algeria41:9,657,88864,782
Afghanistan41:8,038,29630,874
Ecuador31:5,301,94930,184
Costa Rica31:1,593,3568,177
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
China21:683,660,78330,601
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
England11:55,718,059489,080
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

Yes (5,584) may also be a first name.

Yes Last Name Facts

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

The surname Yes (Hindi: येस, Marathi: येस, Oriya: େୟସ୍, Russian: Йес, Tibetan: ཡེདཤ་) is held by more people in Cambodia than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Yes.

How Common Is The Last Name Yes? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 29,829th most frequent last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 406,422 people. The last name is mostly found in Asia, where 98 percent of Yes reside; 96 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 95 percent reside in Khmer-Asia. Yes is also the 89,661st most numerous given name worldwide It is held by 5,584 people.

The surname is most commonly used in Cambodia, where it is carried by 16,952 people, or 1 in 914. In Cambodia it is most numerous in: Svay Rieng Province, where 17 percent reside, Phnom Penh, where 15 percent reside and Prey Veng Province, where 12 percent reside. Barring Cambodia this last name occurs in 28 countries. It is also found in Israel, where 1 percent reside and Indonesia, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Eyes8615,413/
Yesh865,976/
Ayes862,448/
Yese861,920/
Yoes86876/
Yess86498/
Oyes86317/
Yest8664/
Yets8648/
Iyes8644/
Hyes8628/
Yies8611/
Uyes869/
Yesd866/
Yjes866/
Jyes863/
Yesp863/
Yesc862/
Yesx862/
Yesz862/
Yehs861/
Yeds861/
Yexs861/
Yezs861/
Yhes860/
Ye807,320,967/
Es8051,668/
Hayes75355,769/
Ayesh7529,701/
Yeshe7520,678/
Goyes759,099/
Heyes756,447/
Hoyes753,252/
Yesse751,143/
Ayese75508/
Iyesh75310/
Oyese75266/
Iyese75179/
Yetts75161/
Gayes75144/
Hyest7592/
Yiese7563/
Eyesh7560/
Aiyes7532/
Giyes7527/
Yoaes7527/
Yoesh7527/
Hyesh7522/
Oyies7516/
Ieyes7513/
Ayies759/
Eyese757/
Yeths756/
Yedse755/
Yaees755/
Eyies754/
Geyes754/
Ayess754/
Hyese754/
Jyesh753/
Ayees753/
Aayes752/
Yaeis752/
Ahyes752/
Huyes752/
Uyesh752/
Oyees752/
Hyess751/
Eyess751/
Yesrr751/
Yheys751/
Yojes751/
Ouyes751/
Oiyes751/
Yeyts751/
Ohyes751/
Auyes751/
Yetss751/
Hyets751/
Ioyes751/
Yiess750/
Yee67189,056/
Yeh6728,911/
Uys6712,687/
Hye679,097/
Yet677,321/
Ess676,904/
Yoe676,817/
Esh676,622/
Hayesh675,577/
Yep673,053/
Yer672,913/
Eis672,606/
Yea671,832/
Ays671,496/
Ges671,393/
Yie671,227/
Yed671,001/
Øye67979/
Aes67927/
Jes67831/
Yey67813/
Eas67728/
Yez67724/
Oes67432/
Ues67398/
Jye67362/
Yaeesh67253/
Ees67206/
Oys67167/
Yec67123/
Aiyese67123/
Yeğ67105/
Yesova6798/
Ies6786/
Eys6771/
Yex6761/
Eső6756/
Eus6754/
Ayesse6754/
Ejs6737/
Yhe6730/
Yiheys6729/
Hayest6719/
Yeï6719/
Haayes6716/
Yys6715/
Hayess6712/
Gayess6710/
Oyeese6710/
Aayesh679/
Ayeshe679/
Ahayes676/
Yej676/
Houyes676/
Ayyesh674/
Iys674/
Yaiesh674/
Yjs674/
Eyesse674/
Hayhes673/
Hayese673/
Hooyes673/
Yaeish672/
Ayeesh672/
Hayesz672/
Ayiese672/
Yetshe672/
Esø672/
Ayeese672/
Hayyes671/
Ieyies671/
Gayees671/
Gayesh671/
Geyesh671/
Aiyesh671/
Aheyes671/
Yehtts671/
Hayies671/
Oyeshe671/
Äes671/
Yeî671/
Hohyes671/
Eyjees671/
Ayeshs671/
Yiheis671/
Yheyse671/
Yiesze671/
E'S671/
Huyhes670/
Hayees670/
Heyhes670/
Yaheis670/

Yes Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Yes in the Tibetan language
ཡེདཤ་yedsha-
Yes in the Oriya language
େୟସ୍eyas-
Yes in the Hindi language
येसyesa92.86
एसesa7.14
Yes in the Marathi language
येसyesa79.17
एसesa20.83
Yes in the Russian language
Йесjes-

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