In the entire world, Yaniel (Yaniel 
) is a rare male first name. The first name Yaniel is characteristic of Latin America and the Caribbean, particularly Cuba, where it is quite a rare male name, Puerto Rico, and the Dominican Republic. Much less frequently, Yaniel is the last name as well as the forename.
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| Yaniel | Dominican Republic, Bolivia, United States, Puerto Rico, Cuba |
| yaniel garay Cuban volleyball player, CU (b. 1980) |
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| yaniel torres researcher |
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| yaniel castro torres researcher |
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| yaniel velázquez Cuban modern pentathlete, CU (b. 1987) |
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| yaniel castillo |
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| yaniel carrero Cuban athletics competitor, CU (b. 1995) |
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