Yunis Surname

21,536th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25,295 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Somalia
Highest density in:
Somalia

Yunis Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yunis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Somalia9,8521:1,365135
Sudan4,2001:8,9311,260
Kenya3,7701:12,2491,533
India1,3581:564,84927,647
Saudi Arabia9141:33,7594,846
Egypt8851:103,8828,743
Pakistan8451:211,4135,063
Indonesia6631:199,47118,925
Nigeria4811:368,28019,684
United States4381:827,53263,418
Argentina3231:132,33311,205
England2651:210,25718,075
Peru1561:203,7449,344
Chile1361:129,5334,587
Venezuela1291:234,1405,977
Paraguay1051:68,9211,812
Iraq941:372,5716,843
DR Congo751:985,06164,020
Malaysia631:468,16223,720
Mexico471:2,640,98321,548
Russia421:3,431,501177,080
Papua New Guinea421:194,13626,902
Ethiopia361:2,709,6188,935
Brazil331:6,487,101155,169
South Africa261:2,083,75892,464
Libya251:249,7591,033
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Spain211:2,226,28755,801
Sweden201:492,33835,486
Canada191:1,939,242123,675
Qatar191:124,10514,725
Azerbaijan181:536,06210,041
Scotland141:382,41616,471
Aruba141:7,3911,045
Lebanon131:433,62211,952
Costa Rica121:398,3393,755
South Sudan91:1,268,3421,210
Australia91:2,999,522116,751
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
New Zealand91:503,14733,029
Norway81:642,78647,258
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
Uganda61:6,506,546123,710
Tanzania51:10,588,32375,430
Djibouti41:228,733966
Bolivia41:2,654,1087,945
Colombia41:11,943,51826,735
Syria41:4,825,25612,827
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Turkey31:25,940,474162,557
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Belarus31:3,167,020121,664
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
France11:66,422,722504,397
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010

Yunis (62,104) may also be a first name.

Yunis Last Name Facts

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

The last name Yunis (Hindi: यूनिस, Marathi: युिनस, Oriya: ୟୁନିସ, Russian: Юнис) is found most in Somalia. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yunis? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 21,536th most common last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 288,102 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 77 percent of Yunis are found; 54 percent are found in East Africa and 53 percent are found in Cushitic Africa. Yunis is also the 15,431st most common first name worldwide It is held by 62,104 people.

It is most common in Somalia, where it is carried by 9,852 people, or 1 in 1,365. Not including Somalia Yunis is found in 75 countries. It also occurs in Sudan, where 17 percent are found and Kenya, where 15 percent are found.

Yunis Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Yunis last name is primarily Muslim (96%) in Kenya and Greek Orthodox (40%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those bearing the Yunis last name are 2.12% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 51.11% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Yunis earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 1.85% more than the national average, earning 352,474 kr per year; in Peru they earn 46.3% more than the national average, earning S/. 28,361 per year; in South Africa they earn 21.72% more than the national average, earning R 289,260 per year; in Colombia they earn 42.96% more than the national average, earning $32,456,400 COP per year; in United States they earn 0.4% less than the national average, earning $42,976 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.5% less than the national average, earning $45,958 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Younis91556,124/
Yunish91180/
Yunise91150/
Yunais9131/
Yuniss9115/
Yiunis9112/
Yunnis9110/
Yunuis916/
Yunies912/
Yunist911/
Yuneis911/
Yunios911/
Yuni8910,033/
Youniss832,069/
Younais8386/
Yunishe8355/
Yunisse8321/
Younios8318/
Younnis8316/
Younish8313/
Youneis836/
Yoiunis836/
Younuis835/
Yaounis835/
Yoounis833/
Youjnis831/
Yungish831/
Yunnish831/
Yunuish831/
Uyounis831/
Younisz831/
Yunes804,682/
Yusni803,639/
Youni80868/
Yungi80857/
Junis80733/
Uyuni80289/
Yumni80188/
Yunih80136/
Yunai8097/
Yunit8093/
Yunui8082/
Yunni8074/
Yuniz8061/
Jyuni8048/
Yunip8032/
Yunoi8030/
Yuniy8029/
Yunyi8026/
Yunie8025/
Yunid8017/
Yunys8010/
Yunix809/
Iunis808/
Yunio807/
Hyuni802/
Eyuni802/
Yhuni801/
Yugni801/
Yunij801/
Oyuni801/
Yunisova771,312/
Yunisová773/
Hyouniss771/
Younes7381,722/
Oyungi73510/
Junais73443/
Oyouni73279/
Junies73270/
Uuyuni73223/
Oyunai73140/
Eyunni73118/
Hyusni73112/
Youngi7392/
Yunnie7391/
Younai7358/
Yunets7357/
Yahuni7355/
Uyungi7353/
Jounis7350/
Yunice7339/
Yunich7336/
Yungai7335/
Yunges7330/
Eyyuni7327/
Junios7324/
Yunees7324/
Junish7321/
Eyouni7319/
Yunaid7316/
Aiyuni7315/
Yunhui7314/
Yuness7313/
Yuhngi7313/
Yunesh7311/
Yunhai7311/
Jaunis739/
Juinis739/
Yhunie739/
Oyunni739/
Junise737/
Ajyuni736/
Yusnit736/
Yhonis735/
Yiusni734/
Younio734/
Yunnyi734/
Hyunit734/
Hyunai734/
Yaouni733/
Junnis733/
Jungis733/
Younyi733/
Youniz732/
Juniss732/
Iounis732/
Yunnes732/
Jeunis732/
Ayyuni732/
Iunish731/
Hyunyi731/
Younij731/
Junuis731/
Uyunes731/
Yujnyi731/
Younıs731/
Goyuni731/
Hoyuni731/
Younui731/
Younys731/
Yunnoi731/
Yunysh731/
Yiunih731/
Hyunes730/
Youness679,182/
Juni678,630/
Yihunie674,832/
Yuna671,756/
Yune67665/
Aayouni67239/
Iuni67175/
Yahouni67160/
Giounis67156/
Yunh67128/
Wanyuni67121/
Jaunais67117/
Eyyunni6753/
Yuny6729/
Junaise6723/
Youngai6723/
Heyouni6722/
Younees6720/
Oyuunai6717/
Eeyunni6712/
Hayyuni6710/
Younnes6710/
Hyunesh679/
Jounais678/
Junaisd678/
Jungnis677/
Youneas676/
Junnies676/
Younges673/
Junaits673/
Junisse673/
Younejs672/
Junaish672/
Youhnes672/
Yungnoi672/
Jounies671/
Younesh671/
Yuneesh671/
Yusnith671/
Uanyuni671/
Agiunis671/
Yunaice671/
Yunj671/
Younajs671/
Hyugnes671/
Junisch671/
Younnai671/
Yaoonis671/
D'Yunes671/
Yihunei671/
Oyunniy671/
Yoounui671/
Junhies671/
Hyunnoi671/

Yunis Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Yunis in the Marathi language
युिनसyuinasa70.8
युनीसyunisa20.38
युनुसyunusa3.36
यूिनसyuinasa2.73
युनूसyunusa0.63
यूनीसyunisa0.63
युजीसyujisa0.21
यूनुसyunusa0.21
Yunis in the Hindi language
यूनिसyunisa64.7
युनिसyunisa27.1
यूनीसyunisa4.09
युनीसyunisa3.68
यूनुसyunusa0.09
युनूसyunusa0.09
यूनिशyunisa0.06
य़ुनीसyunisa0.03
यूनूसyunusa0.03
युनीशyunisa0.03
यूनसिyunasi0.03
मुनिसmunisa0.03
यूनीशाyunisa0.03
Yunis in the Oriya language
ୟୁନିସyunisa57.89
ୟୁନିସ୍yunis26.32
ୟୁନିଷyunisa5.26
ୟୁନିyuni5.26
ଯୁନିସyunisa5.26
Yunis in the Russian language
Юнисunis-

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