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 surname Youness (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻳﻮﻧﺲ) occurs most in Morocco. It may appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Youness? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 55,336th most commonly used family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 793,677 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 86 percent of Youness reside; 84 percent reside in North Africa and 45 percent reside in Mahgreb. Youness is also the 10,952nd most frequently occurring given name world-wide It is held by 92,337 people.

Youness is most widely held in Morocco, where it is held by 4,124 people, or 1 in 8,360. Outside of Morocco this last name occurs in 48 countries. It is also common in Egypt, where 39 percent live and Saudi Arabia, where 9 percent live.

Youness Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Youness surname are 9.75% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 56.52% being registered with the political 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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