Younes Surname
Approximately 81,722 people bear this surname
Younes Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt | 32,582 | 1:2,822 | 398 |
| Saudi Arabia | 11,130 | 1:2,772 | 350 |
| Algeria | 9,416 | 1:4,103 | 627 |
| Libya | 9,367 | 1:667 | 138 |
| Morocco | 6,748 | 1:5,109 | 594 |
| Sudan | 2,800 | 1:13,396 | 1,853 |
| Iran | 1,916 | 1:40,074 | 4,673 |
| United States | 1,549 | 1:233,995 | 22,493 |
| France | 927 | 1:71,653 | 10,004 |
| Pakistan | 696 | 1:256,672 | 5,740 |
| Canada | 547 | 1:67,359 | 7,768 |
| United Arab Emirates | 504 | 1:18,179 | 2,157 |
| Qatar | 365 | 1:6,460 | 687 |
| India | 359 | 1:2,136,672 | 71,805 |
| Brazil | 284 | 1:753,783 | 27,485 |
| Kuwait | 270 | 1:14,077 | 1,939 |
| Australia | 255 | 1:105,865 | 11,876 |
| Sweden | 209 | 1:47,114 | 3,670 |
| Venezuela | 175 | 1:172,595 | 5,033 |
| Oman | 173 | 1:21,318 | 1,910 |
| Spain | 158 | 1:295,899 | 17,901 |
| England | 148 | 1:376,473 | 26,505 |
| Germany | 120 | 1:670,879 | 52,024 |
| Bahrain | 118 | 1:11,429 | 2,102 |
| Tunisia | 111 | 1:5,501 | 883 |
| Iraq | 79 | 1:443,312 | 7,666 |
| Belgium | 71 | 1:161,925 | 22,307 |
| Syria | 67 | 1:288,075 | 4,452 |
| Argentina | 52 | 1:821,989 | 54,134 |
| Denmark | 43 | 1:131,272 | 11,828 |
| Dominican Republic | 39 | 1:267,511 | 9,432 |
| Lebanon | 34 | 1:165,797 | 7,705 |
| Italy | 32 | 1:1,911,146 | 87,725 |
| Netherlands | 31 | 1:544,748 | 49,659 |
| Papua New Guinea | 25 | 1:326,149 | 43,617 |
| Switzerland | 22 | 1:373,314 | 28,226 |
| Thailand | 22 | 1:3,210,834 | 301,565 |
| Jordan | 21 | 1:421,068 | 12,361 |
| Russia | 21 | 1:6,863,003 | 268,198 |
| Poland | 20 | 1:1,900,437 | 96,203 |
| Austria | 18 | 1:473,080 | 46,251 |
| Ecuador | 18 | 1:883,658 | 13,769 |
| Senegal | 16 | 1:911,209 | 3,010 |
| South Africa | 14 | 1:3,869,836 | 127,494 |
| Ireland | 13 | 1:362,226 | 14,761 |
| Norway | 12 | 1:428,524 | 37,411 |
| Scotland | 10 | 1:535,382 | 20,332 |
| Czechia | 9 | 1:1,181,497 | 85,740 |
| Nigeria | 7 | 1:25,306,108 | 327,793 |
| Malaysia | 6 | 1:4,915,704 | 170,578 |
| Ivory Coast | 5 | 1:4,614,246 | 51,139 |
| Romania | 5 | 1:4,015,574 | 58,306 |
| Ukraine | 5 | 1:9,104,539 | 300,808 |
| Belarus | 4 | 1:2,375,265 | 105,497 |
| Cyprus | 4 | 1:221,219 | 8,471 |
| Ethiopia | 4 | 1:24,386,566 | 19,165 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| Mexico | 4 | 1:31,031,551 | 63,627 |
| Philippines | 4 | 1:25,309,556 | 279,062 |
| Yemen | 4 | 1:6,606,324 | 25,896 |
| Greece | 3 | 1:3,693,263 | 126,191 |
| Monaco | 3 | 1:12,355 | 2,088 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Congo | 2 | 1:2,494,548 | 28,763 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Mauritania | 2 | 1:2,047,432 | 30,537 |
| Zambia | 2 | 1:7,924,961 | 45,994 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Aruba | 1 | 1:103,477 | 2,586 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1:11,522,716 | 17,380 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Guinea | 1 | 1:11,833,817 | 3,268 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Sierra Leone | 1 | 1:7,089,631 | 1,533 |
| Somaliland | 1 | 1:3,500,182 | 1,592 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 9 | 1:2,708,374 | 73,770 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 16 | 1:3,138,668 | 142,671 |
The alternate forms: Younès (33), Younés (6) & Yoùnes (1) are calculated separately.
Younes (259,908) may also be a first name.
Younes Demographics
Younes Political Affiliation
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Younes Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Younes Come From? nationality or country of origin
Younes (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻳﻮﻧﺲ, Hindi: यूनुस, Marathi: युनुस) occurs in Egypt more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as: Younès, Younés or Yoùnes. Click here to see other potential spellings of Younes.
How Common Is The Last Name Younes? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 6,926th most frequent last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 89,175 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 75 percent of Younes live; 75 percent live in North Africa and 55 percent live in Arabic North Africa. Younes is also the 4,045th most frequently used first name at a global level. It is borne by 259,908 people.
This last name is most numerous in Egypt, where it is borne by 32,582 people, or 1 in 2,822. Excluding Egypt Younes is found in 99 countries. It is also common in Saudi Arabia, where 14 percent are found and Algeria, where 12 percent are found.
Younes Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Younes has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Younes surname expanded 9,681 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 1,644 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Younes Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Younes are 2.28% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 55.51% being registered with the party.
The amount Younes earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 28.56% less than the national average, earning €21,454 per year; in Norway they earn 26.21% less than the national average, earning 255,388 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 47.34% less than the national average, earning R 125,148 per year; in United States they earn 3.51% more than the national average, earning $44,662 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.73% more than the national average, earning $57,994 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Younes Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Younes in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻳﻮﻧﺲ | ywns | - |
| Younes in the Hindi language | ||
| यूनुस | yunusa | - |
| Younes in the Marathi language | ||
| युनुस | yunusa | 50 |
| युनूस | yunusa | 50 |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Younes
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