Yunus Surname

2,688th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 207,365 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Yunus Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yunus Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia70,9931:1,863211
Egypt30,2941:3,035422
India29,7021:25,8251,951
Malaysia25,1541:1,173169
Nigeria18,9551:9,3451,029
Saudi Arabia11,2101:2,753346
Bangladesh6,5791:24,2221,654
Tanzania2,7171:19,4852,483
United Arab Emirates1,7151:5,342665
Ethiopia1,6101:60,5886,165
Ghana1,3851:19,5102,432
Pakistan1,2401:144,0683,987
Turkey9631:80,8117,359
Qatar5591:4,218431
Kenya4471:103,3118,982
Somalia4411:30,5041,579
Philippines4111:246,32237,032
United States3811:951,33670,955
England3391:164,36015,274
Malawi3141:54,5197,527
Kuwait2991:12,7111,729
Brunei2351:1,782335
South Africa2301:235,55524,262
Iraq1151:304,5366,054
Uganda1131:345,48022,807
Canada921:400,49635,373
Australia821:329,21628,102
Singapore811:67,9962,745
Israel721:118,85613,107
Russia491:2,941,287160,625
DR Congo481:1,539,15886,567
Uzbekistan441:702,93514,831
Kazakhstan441:401,87531,337
Nepal431:662,3484,982
New Zealand371:122,38715,192
Turkmenistan371:148,3543,025
Thailand331:2,140,556247,258
Germany291:2,776,050134,833
Belgium281:410,59442,948
Afghanistan211:1,531,10412,360
Bulgaria201:348,94517,019
Guyana181:42,3464,061
Tajikistan161:524,1683,647
Azerbaijan151:643,27511,348
Switzerland141:586,63740,624
Kyrgyzstan121:497,72137,801
Northern Cyprus121:26,5845,945
Sweden111:895,16066,831
Oman101:368,7975,193
Hong Kong91:815,0543,802
Ukraine71:6,503,242257,739
Taiwan61:3,907,45823,065
Wales61:515,75523,171
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
China41:341,830,39216,990
Sri Lanka41:5,202,14012,146
Japan41:31,961,07353,820
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Cambodia21:7,743,57311,959
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
France11:66,422,722504,397
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Grenada11:108,5351,793
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166

Yunus (401,471) may also be a first name.

Yunus Last Name Facts

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

The surname Yunus (Arabic: يونس, Hindi: युनुस, Marathi: युनुस, Oriya: ୟୁନୁସ, Russian: Юнус) occurs in Indonesia more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Yunus.

How Common Is The Last Name Yunus? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,688th most frequently used surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 35,144 people. The last name Yunus is mostly found in Asia, where 72 percent of Yunus reside; 47 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 46 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Yunus is also the 2,574th most frequently held first name in the world It is held by 401,471 people.

The surname Yunus is most frequently held in Indonesia, where it is held by 70,993 people, or 1 in 1,863. In Indonesia Yunus is most common in: West Java, where 19 percent are found, East Java, where 13 percent are found and South Sulawesi, where 10 percent are found. Barring Indonesia this last name occurs in 88 countries. It is also common in Egypt, where 15 percent are found and India, where 14 percent are found.

Yunus Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is predominantly Muslim (100%) in Russia, Muslim (100%) in Kazakhstan, Muslim (50%) in Kenya and Muslim (93%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those bearing the Yunus last name are 17.74% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 70.97% being registered with the party.

The amount Yunus earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 37.51% more than the national average, earning R 326,784 per year; in United States they earn 30.97% more than the national average, earning $56,513 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.89% more than the national average, earning $52,609 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Younus9174,671/
Yunush911,032/
Yunuss91119/
Yunnus9197/
Hyunus9161/
Yungus9146/
Yunuse9128/
Yunous9121/
Yunuus9113/
Eyunus919/
Yunuis916/
Yunhus916/
Uyunus915/
Yusnus914/
Yunaus914/
Yiunus913/
Oyunus912/
Yuhnus911/
Yujnus911/
Yunust911/
Yunusp911/
Yunu894,394/
Younous8323,756/
Younush8329/
Younuss8321/
Yunusse8316/
Younnus8310/
Younaus837/
Younuis835/
Yoounus832/
Eyounus831/
Youneus831/
Yunaush831/
Yunnush831/
Yunuish831/
Yunushj831/
Yunuush831/
Yaounus831/
Uyounus831/
Yoiunus831/
Youngus830/
Yunos807,144/
Junus803,648/
Yungu80874/
Yunuz80502/
Yunuh80317/
Yunut80198/
Eyunu80176/
Iunus80113/
Yumnu80108/
Yunui8082/
Oyunu8059/
Younu8029/
Yunuj8019/
Yunud805/
Yunuy803/
Yunup801/
Yugnu801/
Yunnu801/
Yunou801/
Hyunu801/
Yunusova77103,810/
Younouss776,265/
Younnous776/
Yunoos73714/
Oyungu73311/
Yungnu73122/
Uyungu7390/
Younou7369/
Youngu7344/
Yunguş7341/
Oyounu7335/
Yunosh7334/
Jungus7333/
Eyungu7321/
Aiyunu7318/
Yunhui7314/
Yunuch7310/
Yunuph738/
Jeunus738/
Ayonus738/
Iunush737/
Eounus737/
Junush736/
Junuse735/
Yhunux734/
Junous734/
Eaunus734/
Yohunu733/
Yionus733/
Yunouz733/
Yunoss733/
Yunnos733/
Younuz731/
Jyungu731/
Hyunos731/
Jaunus731/
Junuis731/
Junusz731/
Juneus731/
Yunuxx731/
Geunus731/
Younui731/
Yuhnuh731/
Yiunos731/
Junnus731/
Hyunuh731/
Yunussova71102/
Hyunusova715/
Yuynusova711/
Younnouss711/
Younousss711/
Younoussz711/
Yoiunouss711/
Junu671,369/
Uyunuha67336/
Youngou6749/
Yunoosh6722/
Huyungu6721/
Yunnoos6712/
Uyungou674/
Yihungu674/
Junnuse671/
Yunoose671/
Jeuneus671/
Jounous671/
Eyounou671/
Hijunus671/
Aijunus671/
Oyounou671/
Youngau671/
Yoounui671/

Yunus Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Yunus in the Oriya language
ୟୁନୁସyunusa74.49
ୟୁନୁସ୍yunus18.43
ୟୂନୁସyunusa2.27
ଯୁନୁସyunusa1.26
ୟୁନୁଶyunusa0.51
ୟୁନୁyunu0.51
ୟୁନୁଷyunusa0.51
ୟୁନୂସyunusa0.25
ଯୁନୁଷ୍yunus0.25
ୟୂନୁସ୍yunus0.25
ୟୁନସyunasa0.25
ୟନୁସyanusa0.25
ୟୁନ୍ସ୍yuns0.25
ୟୁନୁଶ୍yunus0.25
Yunus in the Marathi language
युनुसyunusa56.59
युनूसyunusa35.74
यूनूसyunusa2.59
यूनुसyunusa0.83
इनुसinusa0.14
युनसyunasa0.08
युनुyunu0.02
सुनुसsunusa0.02
मुनुसmunusa0.02
नुसnusa0.02
ईनुसinusa0.02
युनीसyunisa0.02
युनेसyunesa0.01
सुनूसsunusa0.01
युनुणyununa0.01
नूसnusa0.01
युबुसyubusa0.01
यानुसyanusa0.01
योनुसyonusa0.01
युसुyusu0.01
यूणूसyunusa0.01
युनुसुyunusu0.01
़युनुसyunusa0.01
य़ुनुसyunusa0.01
यनुसyanusa0.01
युनूyunu0.01
इनूसinusa0.01
युणुसyunusa0.01
युणूसyunusa0.01
युनुमyunuma0.01
उनुसunusa0.01
युनोसyunosa0
सूनूसsunusa0
य़ूनूसyunusa0
युणूकyunuka0
ईनूसinusa0
पुनुसpunusa0
युमुसyumusa0
यु्नुसyunusa0
युउसyu'usa0
युनुषyunusa0
य़ूनुसyunusa0
चुनुसcunusa0
टुनुसtunusa0
युनुशyunusa0
युसूyusu0
युनूयyunuya0
मुनूसmunusa0
युनुजyunuja0
नुसाnusa0
युनुयyunuya0
ुनुसunusa0
युनुसाyunusa0
युजूसyujusa0
युनुस्yunus0
युजुसyujusa0
Yunus in the Hindi language
युनुसyunusa51.4
यूनुसyunusa23.04
युनूसyunusa16.24
यूनूसyunusa9.08
़यूनुसyunusa0.02
़युनुसyunusa0.02
सुनूसsunusa0.01
युनूशyunusa0.01
य़ुनुसyunusa0.01
य़ुनुसyunusa0.01
यूनुशyunusa0.01
युनुशyunusa0.01
युनुस़yunusa0.01
युनसyunasa0.01
यूनुषyunusa0.01
युनुषyunusa0.01
यूनिसyunisa0.01
य़ुनूसyunusa0
मूनिसmunisa0
सुनुसsunusa0
युनुस्yunus0
यूनूषyunusa0
इनूसinusa0
़यूनूसyunusa0
युनिसyunisa0
यनुसyanusa0
यूनसyunasa0
यूनूयyunuya0
यूणूसyunusa0
य़ूनुसyunusa0
य़ूनुसyunusa0
यूनुस़yunusa0
Yunus in the Russian language
Юнусunus-
Yunus in the Arabic language
يونسywns-

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