Surname يس (يس 
, Jes 
) , around the globe, is a common last name. The cognomen يس is characteristic of Sudan, where it is quite a common surname, Egypt, and Saudi Arabia, where it is quite a rare surname. Also, يس is the forename as well as the last name.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| يس | Algeria, Iraq, Egypt, Sudan, Saudi Arabia |
| Jes | Indonesia, Democratic Republic of the Congo, India, United States, Denmark |