Yess Surname

617,991st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 498 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Argentina
Highest density in:
Tunisia

Yess Surname User-submission:

The name is likely an Americanized version of the Polish Jeż or the related Slovenian/Slavic name Jež, both of which mean 'hedgehog'.

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Yess Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Argentina1921:222,62218,311
United States1701:2,132,111135,040
Papua New Guinea221:370,62448,900
Russia191:7,585,424283,555
Kazakhstan121:1,473,54175,349
Brazil121:17,839,528311,080
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
Tunisia91:67,8478,246
India71:109,580,769786,157
Taiwan61:3,907,45823,065
Congo41:1,247,27420,238
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Gabon41:472,2983,618
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
China21:683,660,78330,601
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
France11:66,422,722504,397
England11:55,718,059489,080
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States281:1,793,52492,026

Yess (379) may also be a first name.

Yess Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The name is likely an Americanized version of the Polish Jeż or the related Slovenian/Slavic name Jež, both of which mean 'hedgehog'. It may be a variant of the German name Yesse, which is a shortened form of the personal name Johannes (John) or Jesper

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Yess Last Name Facts

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

The last name Yess is most common in Argentina. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Yess click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yess? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 617,991st most frequently held surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 14,633,626 people. Yess occurs mostly in The Americas, where 78 percent of Yess live; 41 percent live in South America and 39 percent live in Hispanic Southern America. Yess is also the 445,512th most commonly used forename throughout the world, held by 379 people.

The last name Yess is most prevalent in Argentina, where it is held by 192 people, or 1 in 222,622. In Argentina Yess is mostly concentrated in: Misiones Province, where 80 percent are found, Buenos Aires Province, where 10 percent are found and Tierra del Fuego Province, where 8 percent are found. Aside from Argentina Yess exists in 33 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 34 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 4 percent are found.

Yess Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Yess has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Yess last name expanded 607 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Yess Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Yess are 19.9% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 66.67% being registered with the political party.

The amount Yess earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 15.3% more than the national average, earning $49,749 USD per year and in Canada they earn 43.53% less than the national average, earning $28,058 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yesse891,143/
Ayess894/
Hyess891/
Eyess891/
Yetss891/
Yiess890/
Yes8617,931/
Ess866,904/
Ayesse8054/
Hayess8012/
Gayess8010/
Eyesse804/
Ayeshs801/
Eyes7515,413/
Jess757,071/
Yesh755,976/
Gess754,447/
Ayes752,448/
Yese751,920/
Yoes75876/
Eiss75487/
Oyes75317/
Oess75150/
Iess7585/
Yest7564/
Yets7548/
Iyes7544/
Hyes7528/
Oyss7527/
Esső7526/
Yies7511/
Uyes759/
Eass759/
Aess758/
Uess758/
Yesd756/
Yjes756/
Essh755/
Ayss755/
Jyes753/
Euss753/
Yesp753/
Eshs752/
Eess752/
Yesx752/
Yesz752/
Eyss751/
Iyss751/
Yäss751/
Yehs751/
Yeds751/
Yexs751/
Yezs751/
Yhes750/
Ayyesse731/
Yessova731/
Ye677,320,967/
Hayes67355,769/
Es6751,668/
Ayesh6729,701/
Jesse6720,838/
Yeshe6720,678/
Goyes679,099/
Heiss678,095/
Heyes676,447/
Geiss675,194/
Hoyes673,252/
Eusse671,956/
Heuss67979/
Giess67929/
Awess67841/
Hiess67571/
Ayass67547/
Ayese67508/
Goess67353/
Iyesh67310/
Hoess67286/
Oyese67266/
Iyese67179/
Eisse67170/
Heess67169/
Yetts67161/
Gayes67144/
Hyest6792/
Gaess6784/
Huess6770/
Yiese6763/
Eyesh6760/
Aiyes6732/
Easse6731/
Aysse6730/
Iesse6729/
Giyes6727/
Yoaes6727/
Yoesh6727/
Haess6726/
Hyesh6722/
Geass6721/
Oyies6716/
Eouss6715/
Ieyes6713/
Eysse6712/
Ayies679/
Hayss677/
Jeiss677/
Eyese677/
Yeths676/
Eîsse676/
Ayiss676/
Yedse675/
Yaees675/
Heyss675/
Gessø675/
Eyies674/
Ouess674/
Geyes674/
Owess674/
Aiess674/
Ojess674/
Hyese674/
Jyesh673/
Ayees673/
Jeass673/
Iyass673/
Uyoss673/
Eyiss673/
Ehess673/
Eyass673/
Aayes672/
Yaeis672/
Ahyes672/
Huyes672/
Gayss672/
Uyesh672/
Oyees672/
Ieiss672/
Ehass672/
Jeess671/
Jessp671/
Jessz671/
Ijess671/
Eassh671/
Eiess671/
Ejass671/
Ajess671/
Yesrr671/
Yheys671/
Yojes671/
Hoyss671/
Ouyes671/
Iayss671/
Oyiss671/
Oiyes671/
Yeyts671/
Essch671/
D'Ess671/
Auess671/
Oyass671/
Ohyes671/
Auyes671/
Ayshs671/
Ehiss671/
Eyoss671/
Jhess671/
Hyets671/
Ioyes671/
Heass670/
Jeuss670/
Eushs670/
Geyss670/

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