Forename Yunis

In all the world, Yunis (يونس , Yunis , Юнис ) is a widespread predominantly male, but very seldom girly given name. The first name Yunis is characteristic of Iraq, where it is a common primarily masculine, but scarcely female name, Libya, where it is a common male name, and Oman, where it is quite a common boy's name (explore the name in all countries). Measured by absolute frequency, the name is most common in Iraq, Sudan, and Egypt. Likewise, Yunis is the last name as well as the forename.

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

Translations, transliterations and names similar to the name Yunis

VARIANT	COUNTRY
يونس	Iran, Iraq, Egypt, Sudan, Syria
Yunis	Tanzania, Pakistan, India, Azerbaijan, Nigeria
Юнис	Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Belarus, Russia, Azerbaijan
Юніс	Ukraine

First names said to be same

Younis, Younès, Yunıs, Yûnis, Йунис, יוניס, یونس, ยูนีส, and យូនីស

First name Yunis in the context

Yunis is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Jonah , the Biblical and Quranic prophet, Old Testament; Eunice Pound , the fictional character in the 2006 video game Bully and Eunice Hubbel , the operatic character in the opera A Streetcar Named Desire.