Younouss Surname
Approximately 6,265 people bear this surname
Younouss Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chad | 4,718 | 1:2,881 | 504 |
| Niger | 740 | 1:25,935 | 1,523 |
| Morocco | 545 | 1:63,259 | 10,584 |
| Cameroon | 204 | 1:101,809 | 12,019 |
| Mauritania | 40 | 1:102,372 | 6,314 |
| Benin | 5 | 1:2,067,120 | 68,069 |
| Senegal | 4 | 1:3,644,836 | 6,064 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Younouss (6,517) may also be a first name.
Younouss Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Younouss Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Younouss (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻳﻮﻧﺲ) is found in Chad more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Younouss? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 78,025th most frequently used family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 1,163,216 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Younouss live; 91 percent live in West Africa and 90 percent live in Chadic Africa. Younouss is also the 81,275th most frequently occurring given name world-wide, borne by 6,517 people.
The surname Younouss is most frequently held in Chad, where it is carried by 4,718 people, or 1 in 2,881. Beside Chad it occurs in 14 countries. It also occurs in Niger, where 12 percent are found and Morocco, where 9 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Younouss Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Younouss in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻳﻮﻧﺲ | ywns | 96.85 |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- 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 Younouss
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