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    The surname Younis

    An Arabic surname, carried by 1,056 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex Y520

    Younis: #23,899 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Younis #23,899, 1,056 people Younis: #23,899 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#100Jimenez Younis #23,899, 1,056 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Younis is more common than 85.3% of them.

    Origin

    Arabic origin

    From Arabic يُونُس (yūnus), from Ancient Greek Ἰωνᾶς (Iōnâs), from Hebrew יונה (yônā), all meaning Jonah. Doublet of Younus and Yunus.

    One of 179 Arabic surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 1,056 people named Younis in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 292,373 Americans. That is up 50% since 2000, when the Census counted 705.

    #23,899
    rank among US surnames
    1,056
    people in 2010
    0.4
    per 100,000 Americans
    +49.8%
    change since 2000 (was #31,126)

    Who is named Younis

    Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

    67% of people named Younis identified as white (not Hispanic), 17% as Asian and Pacific Islander and 7.0% as Black (not Hispanic).

    • White (not Hispanic) 67%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 17%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 7.0%
    • Two or more races 6.3%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Hispanic, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Younis

    Younis has the Soundex code Y520, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code Y520.

    Other Arabic surnames

    All 179 Arabic surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Younis come from?
    From Arabic يُونُس (yūnus), from Ancient Greek Ἰωνᾶς (Iōnâs), from Hebrew יונה (yônā), all meaning Jonah. Doublet of Younus and Yunus.
    How common is the surname Younis?
    1,056 people in the United States had the surname Younis in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 292,373 Americans. It ranked 23,899th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Younis?
    In the 2010 Census, 67% of people named Younis identified as white (not Hispanic), and 17% as Asian and Pacific Islander.
    Is the surname Younis getting more or less common?
    More common. 705 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,056 in 2010, up 50%.