Forename Yunus

In all the world, Yunus (يونس , Yunus , Юнус , along with others...) is a widespread masculine forename. The forename Yunus is characteristic of Turkey, where it is a common male name, Iraq, where it is a common principally male, but very infrequently female name, and Libya, where it is a common male name (explore the name in all countries). In absolute terms, this name is the most popular in Turkey, India, and Iraq. Likewise, Yunus is the last name as well as the forename.

Jesus fish Yunus is also a name from the Bible. Explore more in our Biblical names portal!

Translations, transliterations and names similar to the name Yunus

name Younès, name ইউনূস, name يونس, name ยูนุส, name यूनुस, name Юнус, name युनुस, name יונס, name Delphinidae, name يونوس, name Yūnus, name Yûñûs, name Yunus, name Иунус, name יונוס, name Жүніс, name ইউনুস, name یونس, name ยุนุส, name Йунус, name Юнусь, name Yûnus

VARIANT	COUNTRY
يونس	Iran, Syria, Iraq, Sudan, Egypt
Yunus	India, Nigeria, Malaysia, Indonesia, Turkey
Юнус	Tajikistan, Russia, Kazakhstan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan
یونس	Morocco, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Sudan, Egypt
Йунус	Russia
יונוס	Israel

First names said to be same

Delphinidae, Younès, Yûnus, Yûñûs, Yūnus, Жүніс, Иунус, Юнусь, יונס, يونوس, युनुस, यूनुस, ইউনুস, ইউনূস, ยุนุส, and ยูนุส

First name Yunus in the context

Yunus 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 and Yunus Güner , the operatic character in the opera Gegen die Wand.

Notable namesakes

	yunus ibn habib Iraqi poet and linguist (b. 699)
	yunus emre Turkish folk poet and Sufi mystic, TR (b. 1240)
	yunus bey (b. 1550)
	yunus nadi abalıoğlu Turkish journalist, TR (b. 1879)
	yunus yosfiah Indonesian general, ID (b. 1944)
	yunus rajabiy Soviet composer (1897-1976), UZ (b. 1897)
	yunus tonkuş Turkish sculptor, TR (b. 1954)
	yunus söylet Turkish politician, TR (b. 1956)
	yunus alif Malaysia footballer and manager, MY (b. 1958)
	yunus güneş (b. 1950)
	yunus nüzhet unat cyclist (1913-1999), TR (b. 1913)
	asyirwan yunus Indonesian politician (born 1964), ID (b. 1964)
	yulizal yunus ID (b. 1955)
	yunus koçak Turkish politician, TR (b. 1918)
	yunus muradov AZ (b. 1913)