Yunus (surname)

Yunus is a surname, with the same origin and meaning as Yunus (given name).

Like the given name, there are several variant spellings.

Notable people with this surname

 * Adel Younis (died 1976), Egyptian jurist and politician
 * Amin Younes (born 1993), German footballer
 * Abdul Fatah Younis (1944–2011), senior military officer in Libya who defected to join the rebels of the 2011 Libyan civil war
 * Glenn Younes, sports radio talk show host and update anchor
 * Imed Ben Younes (born 1974), Tunisian footballer
 * Hadrat Yunus, the Prophet Jonah as mentioned in the Qur'an
 * Ibn Yunus, 10th-century Egyptian mathematician and astronomer
 * Fawaz Younis, Lebanese hijacker
 * Leyla Yunus, Azerbaijani human rights activist
 * Lincoln Younes (born 1992), Australian actor
 * Megat Yunus, Malaysian politician
 * Mohammad Yunus, Indian diplomat
 * Mohammad Yunus, Indian politician
 * Mohammad Yunus Khalis, mujahideen commander of Afghanistan
 * Monica Yunus, opera singer
 * Muhammad Yunus, Bangladeshi banker, economist, and Nobel Peace Prize recipient
 * Nadia Younes (1946–2003), Egyptian UN and WHO official
 * Samora Mohammad Yunis, Chief of Staff of the Ethiopian Army
 * Waqar Younis, Pakistani cricketer