Younis Surname

956th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 556,124 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Lebanon

Younis Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Younis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan293,3141:60997
Iraq46,1221:759115
Egypt43,4731:2,115290
Sudan35,2801:1,063145
Syria31,9841:60379
Libya23,4171:26736
Lebanon21,5591:26117
Jordan15,5781:56863
Saudi Arabia8,3481:3,696496
United Arab Emirates6,9531:1,318156
Palestine5,4531:834106
Afghanistan5,1441:6,251542
India4,2981:178,47010,933
Kuwait3,4321:1,107115
England2,8671:19,4342,775
Yemen1,4001:18,8752,025
United States1,2571:288,35226,794
Chad1,2521:10,8561,398
Bahrain8381:1,609228
Qatar8331:2,831263
Oman7361:5,011716
Somaliland5471:6,399474
Somalia3431:39,2191,895
Canada2601:141,71414,582
Tunisia2101:2,908399
Australia1971:137,03414,802
Sweden1331:74,0365,554
Scotland971:55,1944,640
Spain841:556,57226,793
Thailand591:1,197,260174,557
Norway561:91,82712,640
Netherlands541:312,72536,782
Germany501:1,610,10995,088
Brazil481:4,459,882118,224
Denmark411:137,67612,271
Wales261:119,0209,008
South Africa241:2,257,40496,432
Ireland211:224,2358,707
Malaysia211:1,404,48759,312
France201:3,321,136213,627
Liberia201:220,42714,169
Northern Mariana Islands171:3,211341
Jamaica161:179,3725,614
Belgium151:766,44363,354
New Zealand141:323,45226,435
Venezuela141:2,157,43425,468
Croatia131:325,27730,776
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Argentina111:3,885,765145,016
Czechia111:966,67976,885
Italy101:6,115,669111,715
Nigeria101:17,714,276277,641
Dominica91:8,432394
Morocco91:3,830,67854,497
China81:170,915,1968,932
Philippines71:14,462,603238,248
Russia71:20,589,008462,339
Senegal61:2,429,8904,996
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Turkey51:15,564,284149,633
Belarus41:2,375,265105,497
Chile41:4,404,11844,633
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
Puerto Rico41:887,5354,548
Algeria31:12,877,18484,902
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Colombia31:15,924,69128,711
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Niger21:9,596,00886,358
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Djibouti11:914,9321,612
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719

Younis (198,156) may also be a first name.

Younis Last Name Facts

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

The last name Younis (Arabic: اليونس, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻳﻮﻧﺲ, Hindi: यूनिस, Marathi: युनुस) is found most in Pakistan. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Younis? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 956th most commonly held family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 13,104 people. The last name is primarily found in Asia, where 80 percent of Younis live; 54 percent live in South Asia and 54 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 5,276th most frequent first name in the world. It is borne by 198,156 people.

It is most commonly held in Pakistan, where it is borne by 293,314 people, or 1 in 609. In Pakistan Younis is most numerous in: Punjab, where 65 percent reside, Sindh, where 13 percent reside and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 11 percent reside. Beside Pakistan this last name is found in 104 countries. It is also common in Iraq, where 8 percent reside and Egypt, where 8 percent reside.

Younis Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Younis has changed over time. In Scotland the number of people carrying the Younis last name increased 3,233 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Younis Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Younis surname is primarily Shiite (41%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those bearing the Younis last name are 6.22% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 59.45% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Younis earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 23.86% less than the national average, earning 263,496 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 28.2% less than the national average, earning R 170,628 per year; in United States they earn 4.52% more than the national average, earning $45,101 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.5% less than the national average, earning $46,456 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Youniss922,069/
Younies92687/
Younais9286/
Younios9218/
Younise9216/
Younnis9216/
Younish9213/
Younisc929/
Yousnis927/
Youneis926/
Yoiunis926/
Younuis925/
Yaounis925/
Yoounis923/
Younisd922/
Youjnis921/
Uyounis921/
Younisz921/
Yunis9125,295/
Youni91868/
Younisse869/
Hyouniss861/
Younisst861/
Younes8381,722/
Yoonis831,624/
Younie83963/
Youmni83454/
Yousni83315/
Yunish83180/
Yunise83150/
Youngi8392/
Younai8358/
Yaunis8357/
Jounis8350/
Younès8333/
Yunais8331/
Yuniss8315/
Yiunis8312/
Younit8310/
Yunnis8310/
Younid838/
Yunuis836/
Younés836/
Yhonis835/
Younio834/
Yaouni833/
Yougni833/
Youniz832/
Iounis832/
Yunies832/
Yunist831/
Younij831/
Hyouni831/
Younhs831/
Yuneis831/
Younıs831/
Younui831/
Younys831/
Yunios831/
Younisová805/
Hajyounis801/
Youness779,182/
Yahouni77160/
Giounis77156/
Yunishe7755/
Yoonish7736/
Younese7726/
Youngai7723/
Yunisse7721/
Younees7720/
Yaunish7715/
Younice7711/
Younnes7710/
Youhoni779/
Jounais778/
Youneas776/
Younges773/
Younejs772/
Younesd772/
Younhie772/
Youhnes772/
Jounies771/
Yoonnis771/
Younesh771/
Youneus771/
Younich771/
Yungish771/
Yunnish771/
Yunuish771/
Younnie771/
Younajs771/
Yougnui771/
Youmgni771/
Youngni771/
Younnai771/
Yaoonis771/
Yoounui771/
Yougnoi771/
Johunis771/
Yunes734,682/
Jonis73847/
Youna73734/
Junis73733/
Youne73322/
Yauni7395/
Yuniz7361/
Younh7324/
Iouni7315/
Youny7310/
Yunys7310/
Yunix739/
Iunis738/
Eonis730/
Yunisova711,312/
Younesse71392/
Younness71173/
Youngnoi7136/
Youneess714/
Yunisová713/
Youngnai712/
Youmgnie712/
Heiyouni711/
Hajyouni711/
Youneesh711/
Younessd711/
Yohunnes711/
Youngnit711/
Johaunis710/
Younge673,376/
Jaouni67942/
Yaouna67715/
Junais67443/
Iounes67389/
Hiouni67316/
Junies67270/
Youney67104/
Younay6787/
Ayones6771/
Yunets6757/
Jounes6746/
Youner6745/
Yunice6739/
Yunich6736/
Yunges6730/
Heonis6729/
Jonish6727/
Jonies6726/
Junios6724/
Yunees6724/
Junish6721/
Yaungi6720/
Jonisz6719/
Yuness6713/
Yahoni6711/
Yunesh6711/
Jonnis6711/
Yaunai6711/
Yhoniz6710/
Yausni679/
Jaunis679/
Juinis679/
Younej679/
Younee678/
Junise677/
Yaunes677/
Younesová676/
Yaonai676/
Youhne675/
Jhonis675/
Younna675/
Younec675/
Yougne675/
Youneh675/
Yaoune674/
Younnesse674/
Yaunyi674/
Yoones674/
Hajyounes674/
Jaonis673/
Joenis673/
Junnis673/
Youmne673/
Jungis673/
Younez673/
Youhna673/
Jonuis673/
Yoonoi673/
Juniss672/
Jonais672/
Youned672/
Younet672/
Younea672/
Yunnes672/
Jeunis672/
Iunish671/
Yaonie671/
Youngness671/
Younje671/
Yoonei671/
Yaones671/
Hyouna671/
Jonois671/
Junuis671/
Uyunes671/
Youmny671/
Yoonai671/
Younne671/
Younoa671/
Younoj671/
Younyo671/
Yoùnes671/
Yohoni671/
Yhonys671/
Yohune671/
Yoonui671/
Yunysh671/
Jonhis671/
Hyunes670/

Younis Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Younis in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻳﻮﻧﺲywns-
Younis in the Hindi language
यूनिसyunisa78.57
युनिसyunisa7.14
यूनीसyunisa7.14
यूनिशyunisa7.14
Younis in the Marathi language
युनुसyunusa41.67
यौणीसyaunisa33.33
युनीसyunisa8.33
यूनूसyunusa8.33
युिनसyuinasa8.33
Younis in the Arabic language
اليونسalywns-
ليونسlywns-

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