Cognomen יפס (Yepes 
, יפס 
) , across the world, is a common surname. The surname יפס 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. Measured by absolute frequency, the name is most common in Colombia, Philippines, and Spain. Very seldom, יפס is the forename as well as the last name.