Cognomen Йепес (Yepes 
, Йепес 
) , around the world, is a common family name. The cognomen Йепес is characteristic of Latin America and the Caribbean, particularly Colombia, where it is quite a common surname, Aruba, and Panama, where it is quite a rare surname. Not in comparison with a country's population, the name is most common in Colombia, Philippines, and Spain. Very seldom, Йепес is the forename as well as the last name.