Youness Surname

55,336th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,182 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Morocco
Highest density in:
Morocco

Youness Surname User-submission:

The meaning of the Younes name is 'prophet'.

Youness Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Morocco4,1241:8,3601,110
Egypt3,6001:25,5382,858
Saudi Arabia8351:36,9535,288
United States1561:2,323,455144,218
Mauritania1151:35,6082,839
Kuwait671:56,7276,926
Israel501:171,15317,369
Qatar411:57,5125,907
Canada231:1,601,982107,690
Sweden211:468,89333,666
France181:3,690,151224,666
Cameroon151:1,384,60580,726
Belgium141:821,18966,436
United Arab Emirates121:763,52325,625
India81:95,883,173728,828
Jordan71:1,263,20516,935
Iran71:10,968,932186,522
Pakistan61:29,773,98192,487
Syria61:3,216,83711,326
England51:11,143,612252,590
Tunisia51:122,12516,050
Senegal41:3,644,8366,064
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Angola11:26,989,21411,853

Youness (92,337) may also be a first name.

Youness Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The meaning of the Younes name is 'prophet'.

- bekali

Youness Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Youness Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Youness (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻳﻮﻧﺲ) is held by more people in Morocco than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Youness click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Youness? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 55,336th most frequent last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 793,677 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 86 percent of Youness live; 84 percent live in North Africa and 45 percent live in Mahgreb. It is also the 10,952nd most prevalent first name at a global level, borne by 92,337 people.

The last name Youness is most commonly used in Morocco, where it is borne by 4,124 people, or 1 in 8,360. Not including Morocco it is found in 48 countries. It also occurs in Egypt, where 39 percent are found and Saudi Arabia, where 9 percent are found.

Youness Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Youness surname are 9.75% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 56.52% being registered with the party.

The amount Youness earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 39.99% more than the national average, earning $60,403 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.35% less than the national average, earning $43,547 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Younesse93392/
Younness93173/
Youneess934/
Younessd931/
Younes9281,722/
Yuness9213/
Younnesse884/
Youngness881/
Youniss862,069/
Younies86687/
Younese8626/
Younees8620/
Younnes8610/
Youneas866/
Youneis866/
Younges863/
Jouness863/
Younejs862/
Younesd862/
Youhnes862/
Younesh861/
Youneus861/
Yunes834,682/
Youne83322/
Younisse809/
Youneesh801/
Hyouniss801/
Yohunnes801/
Younisst801/
Younis77556,124/
Younge773,376/
Younie77963/
Iounes77389/
Joness77217/
Youney77104/
Ayones7771/
Yunets7757/
Jounes7746/
Youner7745/
Younès7733/
Yunges7730/
Yunees7724/
Yuniss7715/
Yunesh7711/
Younej779/
Younee778/
Yaunes777/
Younés776/
Youhne775/
Yougne775/
Youneh775/
Yaoune774/
Yoones774/
Youmne773/
Juness773/
Younez773/
Youned772/
Younet772/
Younea772/
Yunnes772/
Yunies772/
Younje771/
Yaones771/
Uyunes771/
Younhs771/
Yuneis771/
Younne771/
Younıs771/
Yoùnes771/
Yohune771/
Younys771/
Hyunes770/
Younesová756/
Hajyounes754/
Younais7186/
Hyounet7123/
Yunisse7121/
Younios7118/
Younise7116/
Younnis7116/
Hoyones7116/
Younish7113/
Jouynes7112/
Younice7111/
Giounes719/
Hyunesh719/
Yousnis717/
Yoiunis716/
Younney716/
Jonness715/
Younuis715/
Yaounis715/
Younhee713/
Yoounis713/
Ejoness712/
Jeuness712/
Younisd712/
Younhie712/
Jooness711/
Jounies711/
Yaunesh711/
Yoonees711/
Youjnis711/
Youneej711/
Yuneesh711/
Youngne711/
Younnie711/
Younnge711/
Younece711/
Yahoune711/
Jounges711/
Younajs711/
Hyugnes711/
Ijounes711/
Junesse711/
Uyounis711/
Youmgne711/
Youngeh711/
D'Yunes711/
Youngey711/
Johunes711/
Younisz711/
Younnez711/
Yooyune711/
Hajjyounes711/
Jhoness710/
Jones672,581,407/
Yunis6725,295/
Junes672,334/
Youni67868/
Youna67734/
Yunez67593/
Iunes67583/
Jeunesse67513/
Yaone67270/
Yaune67225/
Youngner67117/
Younh6724/
Yoone6721/
Youny6710/
Yunys6710/
Yahunets679/
Hayyoune674/
Youmgnie672/
Jungness671/
D'Younge671/
Yunesova671/
Eones671/
Youneche671/
Yuñes671/
Johunnes670/

Youness Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Youness in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻳﻮﻧﺲywns99.06

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