Younoussa Surname

15,766th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 35,359 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Niger
Highest density in:
Comoros

Younoussa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Younoussa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Niger19,1451:1,002145
Cameroon11,9461:1,739164
Mali1,2261:13,841614
Chad1,0591:12,8351,627
Comoros9281:808119
France5961:111,44816,665
Burkina Faso2451:74,9072,760
Benin1451:71,2808,604
Ivory Coast391:591,57017,665
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Togo41:1,811,9428,122
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Younoussa (39,733) may also be a first name.

Younoussa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Younoussa is found most frequently in Niger. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Younoussa? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 15,766th most frequently used last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 206,102 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Younoussa are found; 83 percent are found in West Africa and 64 percent are found in Chadic Africa. Younoussa is also the 22,319th most frequent first name internationally It is held by 39,733 people.

This last name is most common in Niger, where it is borne by 19,145 people, or 1 in 1,002. In Niger Younoussa is mostly found in: Tillabéri Region, where 77 percent are found, Niamey Capital District, where 12 percent are found and Dosso Region, where 5 percent are found. Outside of Niger it is found in 19 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 34 percent are found and Mali, where 3 percent are found.

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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
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