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Around the world, يونس (يونس , Yunus , Younes , and others...) is a widespread predominantly male, but scarcely feminine first name. The first name يونس is habitual in Morocco, where it is a common male name, Turkey, and Algeria, where it is a common primarily male, but very infrequently girly name (explore the name in all countries). Measured by absolute frequency, it is the most numerous in Morocco, India, and Turkey. Also, يونس is the last name as well as the forename.
VARIANT | COUNTRY |
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يونس | Iran, Syria, Egypt, Sudan, Iraq |
Yunus, Younis, Younes | Pakistan, Morocco, Indonesia, India, Turkey |
Youness | Pakistan, Morocco, Egypt, India, Algeria |
Yunis | Pakistan, Indonesia, Egypt, India, Turkey |
Junus | Tanzania, Indonesia, Malaysia, India, Turkey |
Younès | Tunisia, Morocco, Belgium, Algeria, France |
يونس is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Jonah , the Biblical and Quranic prophet, Old Testament; Yunus , the prophet of Islam, The Qur’an; Yunus Güner , the operatic character in the opera Gegen die Wand and Younès , the fictional character appearing in the movie « Les hommes libres », Free Men.