Around the globe, Yãs (Yãs 
) is a rare epicene forename. The first name Yãs is habitual in Northern Africa, particularly Algeria, where it is quite a rare epicene name, Tunisia, where it is a rare epicene name, and Morocco, where it is a rare largely boy's, but infrequently girly name. Measured by absolute frequency, this name is the most popular in Northern Africa, particularly Algeria, Morocco, and Egypt. Very seldom, Yãs is the last name as well as the forename.