Yuunus Surname

2,979,664th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 43 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Yuunus Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yuunus Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria231:7,701,859170,290
India191:40,371,862445,856
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220

Yuunus (94) may also be a first name.

Yuunus Last Name Facts

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

The surname Yuunus (Hindi: यूुनुस) is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of Yuunus click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yuunus? popularity and diffusion

The surname Yuunus is the 2,979,664th most frequent family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 169,477,812 people. The last name Yuunus occurs predominantly in Africa, where 53 percent of Yuunus are found; 53 percent are found in West Africa and 53 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 980,251st most common first name internationally, held by 94 people.

Yuunus is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is held by 23 people, or 1 in 7,701,859. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Oyo, where 65 percent are found, Osun, where 17 percent are found and Lagos, where 13 percent are found. Other than Nigeria this surname exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in India, where 44 percent are found and Pakistan, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yuounus921/
Yuonus8325/
Yuaunu831/
Yuunusova807/
Yuhungu771/
Yuonu733/
Yuonouss711/
Juhunu671/
Youhounou671/
Yuonos671/
Yuonui671/

Yuunus Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Yuunus in the Hindi language
यूुनुसyuunusa26.83
युूनुसyuunusa24.39
यूुनूसyuunusa14.63
युूनूसyuunusa9.76
युनुसyunusa9.76
युुनूसyuunusa4.88
युउनुसyu'unusa2.44
यूूनूसyuunusa2.44
युनुासyunuasa2.44
यूनुसyunusa2.44

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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
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  • 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 Yuunus
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