Family name Yelis (Yelis 
) , in the entire world, is a rare last name. The cognomen Yelis is characteristic of Latin America and the Caribbean, particularly Venezuela, where it is quite a rare surname, Nicaragua, where it is a rare surname, and Honduras. Measured by absolute frequency, this name is the most popular in Venezuela, India, and Indonesia. Likewise, Yelis is the forename as well as the last name.