Yess Surname
Approximately 498 people bear this surname
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'.
Read More About This SurnameYess Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina | 192 | 1:222,622 | 18,311 |
| United States | 170 | 1:2,132,111 | 135,040 |
| Papua New Guinea | 22 | 1:370,624 | 48,900 |
| Russia | 19 | 1:7,585,424 | 283,555 |
| Kazakhstan | 12 | 1:1,473,541 | 75,349 |
| Brazil | 12 | 1:17,839,528 | 311,080 |
| Canada | 9 | 1:4,093,955 | 205,175 |
| Tunisia | 9 | 1:67,847 | 8,246 |
| India | 7 | 1:109,580,769 | 786,157 |
| Taiwan | 6 | 1:3,907,458 | 23,065 |
| Congo | 4 | 1:1,247,274 | 20,238 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Gabon | 4 | 1:472,298 | 3,618 |
| Indonesia | 4 | 1:33,062,298 | 643,618 |
| Mexico | 3 | 1:41,375,402 | 71,397 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 28 | 1:1,793,524 | 92,026 |
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yesse | 89 | 1,143 | / |
| Ayess | 89 | 4 | / |
| Hyess | 89 | 1 | / |
| Eyess | 89 | 1 | / |
| Yetss | 89 | 1 | / |
| Yiess | 89 | 0 | / |
| Yes | 86 | 17,931 | / |
| Ess | 86 | 6,904 | / |
| Ayesse | 80 | 54 | / |
| Hayess | 80 | 12 | / |
| Gayess | 80 | 10 | / |
| Eyesse | 80 | 4 | / |
| Ayeshs | 80 | 1 | / |
| Eyes | 75 | 15,413 | / |
| Jess | 75 | 7,071 | / |
| Yesh | 75 | 5,976 | / |
| Gess | 75 | 4,447 | / |
| Ayes | 75 | 2,448 | / |
| Yese | 75 | 1,920 | / |
| Yoes | 75 | 876 | / |
| Eiss | 75 | 487 | / |
| Oyes | 75 | 317 | / |
| Oess | 75 | 150 | / |
| Iess | 75 | 85 | / |
| Yest | 75 | 64 | / |
| Yets | 75 | 48 | / |
| Iyes | 75 | 44 | / |
| Hyes | 75 | 28 | / |
| Oyss | 75 | 27 | / |
| Esső | 75 | 26 | / |
| Yies | 75 | 11 | / |
| Uyes | 75 | 9 | / |
| Eass | 75 | 9 | / |
| Aess | 75 | 8 | / |
| Uess | 75 | 8 | / |
| Yesd | 75 | 6 | / |
| Yjes | 75 | 6 | / |
| Essh | 75 | 5 | / |
| Ayss | 75 | 5 | / |
| Jyes | 75 | 3 | / |
| Euss | 75 | 3 | / |
| Yesp | 75 | 3 | / |
| Eshs | 75 | 2 | / |
| Eess | 75 | 2 | / |
| Yesx | 75 | 2 | / |
| Yesz | 75 | 2 | / |
| Eyss | 75 | 1 | / |
| Iyss | 75 | 1 | / |
| Yäss | 75 | 1 | / |
| Yehs | 75 | 1 | / |
| Yeds | 75 | 1 | / |
| Yexs | 75 | 1 | / |
| Yezs | 75 | 1 | / |
| Yhes | 75 | 0 | / |
| Ayyesse | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yessova | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ye | 67 | 7,320,967 | / |
| Hayes | 67 | 355,769 | / |
| Es | 67 | 51,668 | / |
| Ayesh | 67 | 29,701 | / |
| Jesse | 67 | 20,838 | / |
| Yeshe | 67 | 20,678 | / |
| Goyes | 67 | 9,099 | / |
| Heiss | 67 | 8,095 | / |
| Heyes | 67 | 6,447 | / |
| Geiss | 67 | 5,194 | / |
| Hoyes | 67 | 3,252 | / |
| Eusse | 67 | 1,956 | / |
| Heuss | 67 | 979 | / |
| Giess | 67 | 929 | / |
| Awess | 67 | 841 | / |
| Hiess | 67 | 571 | / |
| Ayass | 67 | 547 | / |
| Ayese | 67 | 508 | / |
| Goess | 67 | 353 | / |
| Iyesh | 67 | 310 | / |
| Hoess | 67 | 286 | / |
| Oyese | 67 | 266 | / |
| Iyese | 67 | 179 | / |
| Eisse | 67 | 170 | / |
| Heess | 67 | 169 | / |
| Yetts | 67 | 161 | / |
| Gayes | 67 | 144 | / |
| Hyest | 67 | 92 | / |
| Gaess | 67 | 84 | / |
| Huess | 67 | 70 | / |
| Yiese | 67 | 63 | / |
| Eyesh | 67 | 60 | / |
| Aiyes | 67 | 32 | / |
| Easse | 67 | 31 | / |
| Aysse | 67 | 30 | / |
| Iesse | 67 | 29 | / |
| Giyes | 67 | 27 | / |
| Yoaes | 67 | 27 | / |
| Yoesh | 67 | 27 | / |
| Haess | 67 | 26 | / |
| Hyesh | 67 | 22 | / |
| Geass | 67 | 21 | / |
| Oyies | 67 | 16 | / |
| Eouss | 67 | 15 | / |
| Ieyes | 67 | 13 | / |
| Eysse | 67 | 12 | / |
| Ayies | 67 | 9 | / |
| Hayss | 67 | 7 | / |
| Jeiss | 67 | 7 | / |
| Eyese | 67 | 7 | / |
| Yeths | 67 | 6 | / |
| Eîsse | 67 | 6 | / |
| Ayiss | 67 | 6 | / |
| Yedse | 67 | 5 | / |
| Yaees | 67 | 5 | / |
| Heyss | 67 | 5 | / |
| Gessø | 67 | 5 | / |
| Eyies | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ouess | 67 | 4 | / |
| Geyes | 67 | 4 | / |
| Owess | 67 | 4 | / |
| Aiess | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ojess | 67 | 4 | / |
| Hyese | 67 | 4 | / |
| Jyesh | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ayees | 67 | 3 | / |
| Jeass | 67 | 3 | / |
| Iyass | 67 | 3 | / |
| Uyoss | 67 | 3 | / |
| Eyiss | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ehess | 67 | 3 | / |
| Eyass | 67 | 3 | / |
| Aayes | 67 | 2 | / |
| Yaeis | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ahyes | 67 | 2 | / |
| Huyes | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gayss | 67 | 2 | / |
| Uyesh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Oyees | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ieiss | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ehass | 67 | 2 | / |
| Jeess | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jessp | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jessz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ijess | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eassh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eiess | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ejass | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ajess | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yesrr | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yheys | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yojes | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hoyss | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ouyes | 67 | 1 | / |
| Iayss | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oyiss | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oiyes | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yeyts | 67 | 1 | / |
| Essch | 67 | 1 | / |
| D'Ess | 67 | 1 | / |
| Auess | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oyass | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ohyes | 67 | 1 | / |
| Auyes | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ayshs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ehiss | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eyoss | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jhess | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hyets | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ioyes | 67 | 1 | / |
| Heass | 67 | 0 | / |
| Jeuss | 67 | 0 | / |
| Eushs | 67 | 0 | / |
| Geyss | 67 | 0 | / |
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