How common is the surname Yunus?

304 people in the United States had the surname Yunus in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 1,015,610 Americans. It ranked 65,244th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Yunus?

Muhammad Yunus, Bangladeshi banker, Nobel Peace Prize recipient and the former Chief Adviser of Bangladesh, followed by Leyla Yunus.

Where is the surname Yunus most common?

Wikidata records people named Yunus in Bangladesh, the Soviet Union and Afghanistan and 1 other country.

Is the surname Yunus getting more or less common?

More common. 200 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 304 in 2010, up 52%.

The surname Yunus

An Arabic surname, carried by 304 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex Y520

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Yunus is more common than 59.8% of them.

Origin

Arabic origin

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

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 304 people named Yunus in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 1,015,610 Americans. That is up 52% since 2000, when the Census counted 200.

#65,244

rank among US surnames

304

people in 2010

0.1

per 100,000 Americans

+52%

change since 2000 (was #86,657)

Who is named Yunus

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

77% of people named Yunus identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 11% as white (not Hispanic) and 6.9% as two or more races.

Asian and Pacific Islander 77%
White (not Hispanic) 11%
Two or more races 6.9%
Black (not Hispanic) 4.3%

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.

Famous Yunuss

4 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Muhammad Yunus
Bangladeshi banker, Nobel Peace Prize recipient and the former Chief Adviser of Bangladesh, born 1940
Leyla Yunus
Azerbaijani activist, born 1955
Mohammad Yunus Khalis
Afghan Mujahideen commander (1919–2006)
Monica Yunus
Bangladeshi Operatic soprano, born 1979

Notable Yunuss come mostly from Bangladesh (1), the Soviet Union (1) and Afghanistan (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Yunus

Yunus 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 Yunus come from?: Borrowed from Arabic يُونُس (yūnus), from Ancient Greek Ἰωνᾶς (Iōnâs), from Hebrew יונה (yônā), all meaning Jonah. Doublet of Younis and Younus.
How common is the surname Yunus?: 304 people in the United States had the surname Yunus in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 1,015,610 Americans. It ranked 65,244th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Yunus?: In the 2010 Census, 77% of people named Yunus identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 11% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Yunus?: Muhammad Yunus, Bangladeshi banker, Nobel Peace Prize recipient and the former Chief Adviser of Bangladesh, followed by Leyla Yunus.
Where is the surname Yunus most common?: Wikidata records people named Yunus in Bangladesh, the Soviet Union and Afghanistan and 1 other country.
Is the surname Yunus getting more or less common?: More common. 200 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 304 in 2010, up 52%.