Cognomen Yañez (Yañez 
, Яньес 
) , all around the world, is a widespread family name. The last name Yañez is characteristic of Latin America and the Caribbean, particularly Chile, where it is a common surname, Mexico, where it is quite a common surname, and Argentina (explore the name in all countries). Very seldom, Yañez is the forename as well as the last name.
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| Yañez | Spain, Mexico, Chile, Argentina, Peru |
| Яньес | Russia |
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josé isidro yañez Mexican politician, MX (b. 1770) |
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| juan yañez (b. 1792) |
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| josé pinelo yañez Spaans; schilder; 1890; Sevilla; 1916-09; Pontevedra, ES (b. 1890) |
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rené yañez Artist, curator, and activist of the San Francisco Bay Area Chicano art movement, MX (b. 1942) |
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| paola yañez Afro-Bolivian activist, BO (b. 1950) |
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| luis alberto velarde yañez Peruvian lawyer, PE (b. 1956) |
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| juan yañez Mexican water polo player, MX (b. 1958) |
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| damián yañez footballer, AR (b. 1972) |
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| rossina núñez yañez badminton player, MX (b. 1979) |
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| orlando yañez researcher |
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| paulina yañez researcher |
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| juan yañez Roman Catholic bishop |
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| armando yañez researcher |
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| carlos enrique lizama yañez Ph.D. Universität Stuttgart 1990 |
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| fernando yañez researcher |
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