Surname Yáñez (Yanez 
, Yáñez 
, Яньес 
) , around the world, is a common last name. The surname Yáñez is habitual in Latin America and the Caribbean, particularly Venezuela, where it is quite a common surname, Honduras, and Aruba (explore the name in all countries). In absolute terms, the name is most common in Venezuela, the United States, and Colombia. Very seldom, Yáñez is the forename as well as the last name.
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| Yanez | Mexico, Colombia, Venezuela, United States, Honduras |
| Yáñez | Spain, Mexico, Colombia, Venezuela, United States |
| Яньес | Russia |
| fernando yáñez galician nobleman (b. 1200) |
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| josé antonio yáñez Spanish military personnel, ES (b. 1701) |
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josé maría yáñez carrillo Mexican general (1803-1880), MX (b. 1803) |
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joaquín yáñez Spanish politician, ES (b. 1814) |
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mariano yáñez Mexican civil servant (1795-1881), MX (b. 1814) |
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| alejo andrade yáñez ES (b. 1793) |
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| desideria quintanar de yáñez First woman baptized in the Mexican Mormon Church, MX (b. 1814) |
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genaro fernández yáñez Spanish journalist, ES (b. 1873) |
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jesús capistrán yáñez Mexican military personnel (1878-1935), MX (b. 1878) |
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nathanael yáñez silva CL (b. 1884) |
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maría yáñez garcía Spanish dancer and singer, ES (b. 1901) |
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agustín yáñez Mexican writer and politician, MX (b. 1904) |
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| diego calvache yáñez (b. 1849) |
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gonzalo figueroa yáñez CL (b. 1929) |
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miguel ángel yáñez polo Spanish university teacher, writer, photographer and historian (1940-2016), ES (b. 1940) |
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