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    The surname Younus

    An Arabic surname, carried by 427 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex Y520

    Younus: #49,268 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Younus #49,268, 427 people Younus: #49,268 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#100Jimenez Younus #49,268, 427 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Younus is more common than 69.6% of them.

    Origin

    Arabic origin

    From Arabic يُونُس (yūnus), from Ancient Greek Ἰωνᾶς (Iōnâs), from Hebrew יונה (yônā), all meaning Jonah. Doublet of Younis 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 427 people named Younus in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 723,057 Americans. That is up 112% since 2000, when the Census counted 201.

    #49,268
    rank among US surnames
    427
    people in 2010
    0.1
    per 100,000 Americans
    +112.4%
    change since 2000 (was #86,341)

    Who is named Younus

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

    75% of people named Younus identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 16% as white (not Hispanic) and 6.8% as two or more races.

    • Asian and Pacific Islander 75%
    • White (not Hispanic) 16%
    • Two or more races 6.8%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 1.4%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Hispanic, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among Asian and Pacific Islander Americans.

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Younus

    Younus 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 Younus come from?
    From Arabic يُونُس (yūnus), from Ancient Greek Ἰωνᾶς (Iōnâs), from Hebrew יונה (yônā), all meaning Jonah. Doublet of Younis and Yunus.
    How common is the surname Younus?
    427 people in the United States had the surname Younus in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 723,057 Americans. It ranked 49,268th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Younus?
    In the 2010 Census, 75% of people named Younus identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 16% as white (not Hispanic).
    Is the surname Younus getting more or less common?
    More common. 201 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 427 in 2010, up 112%.