The Younes surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 1,324 people carried this name — #20,157 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 222,200 people counted. That is up 28% from 1,038 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 220 people named Younes.
Most of them — 138 — were born outside France. Those born in France came from 24 départements, most often Paris.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
122 people named Younes live in Switzerland.
They live in 7 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 91 people named Younes live in Belgium.
Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Brussels-Capital.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 41 people named Younes live in Argentina.
RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Tucumán.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In Poland’s population register
36 people named Younes have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 97 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 6 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Greater Poland.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.
In the Nordic population registers
435 people named Younes are counted in Sweden and Finland.
Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published. Finland counts its citizens, at home or abroad.
Counted, by country
Own calculations based on data from Statistics Sweden (SCB), surnames with at least two bearers, 31 December 2022 — CC BY 4.0 (names with 20 or more bearers shown) · Digital and Population Data Services Agency (DVV), Finland, surname statistics, August 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In print
Younes in American newspapers,
1880–1940.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 50,742 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Younes,
with a public archive behind them.
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Serge Guérin 1344– · politician -
Abdul Latif Al-Younes 1914–2013 · teacher -
Habib Younes 1959– · writer -
Lincoln Younes 1992– · actor -
Amin Younes 1993– · association football player -
Hiyam Younes 1948– · actor
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 28 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Younes.
- Yildirim 591 · U.S. census
- Yildiz 678 · U.S. census
- Yılmaz 1,427 · U.S. census
- Yon 2,969 · U.S. census
- Yong 3,123 · U.S. census
- You 5,234 · U.S. census
- Young 484,447 · U.S. census
- Youssef 3,700 · U.S. census
- Yriarte 115 · U.S. census
- Yu 52,035 · U.S. census
- Yuksel 272 · U.S. census
- Yung 4,218 · U.S. census
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