Yániz Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Spain
Highest density in:
Spain

Yániz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yániz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Spain121:3,896,00372,236
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776

The alternate forms: Yaniz (814), Yañiz (12) & Yaníz (2) are calculated separately.

Yániz Last Name Facts

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

The last name Yániz occurs in Spain more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Yaniz, Yañiz or Yaníz. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yániz? popularity and diffusion

Yániz is the 5,391,485th most frequently held surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 560,580,455 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 92 percent of Yániz reside; 92 percent reside in Southwestern Europe and 92 percent reside in Iberian Europe.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Spain, where it is held by 12 people, or 1 in 3,896,003. In Spain it is most common in: Madrid, where 33 percent reside, Basque Country, where 25 percent reside and Navarre, where 17 percent reside. Aside from Spain this surname is found in one country. It is also common in Mexico, where 8 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yaniz93814/
Yañiz8712/
Yaníz872/
Yánez80121/
Yoniz801/
Yaniez7332/
Yhoniz7310/
Yanniz735/
Yangiz731/
Ayhoniz6713/
Yagnicz671/

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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 Yániz
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