Yosef Forename
5,665th
Most Common
name in the World
Approximately 185,385 people bear this name
Most prevalent in:
Israel
Highest density in:
Israel
Yosef Forename User-submission:
Yusuf (Arabic: يوسف Yūsuf and Yūsif) is a male Arabic and Aramaic name, meaning 'God increases' (in piety, power and influence) in Hebrew. Its widely used by Persians and Arabs.
It is the Arabic equivalent of the Hebrew name Yosef and the English name Joseph.
Read More About This ForenameYosef Forename Distribution
| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Israel | 99% | 101,456 | 1:83 | 1 |
| Ethiopia | 100% | 38,492 | 1:2,535 | 436 |
| Egypt | 86% | 15,247 | 1:6,027 | 656 |
| Indonesia | 100% | 15,156 | 1:17,021 | 2,429 |
| United States | 100% | 3,771 | 1:96,138 | 4,337 |
| Libya | - | 3,489 | 1:1,783 | 332 |
| Saudi Arabia | - | 1,923 | 1:16,023 | 2,199 |
| India | 100% | 1,733 | 1:701,026 | 51,065 |
| Sudan | - | 1,586 | 1:23,838 | 2,295 |
| Morocco | - | 328 | 1:104,721 | 3,418 |
| Thailand | 100% | 301 | 1:232,777 | 14,504 |
| Sweden | 100% | 228 | 1:43,236 | 2,373 |
| England | 100% | 180 | 1:308,905 | 7,740 |
| Canada | 100% | 171 | 1:193,762 | 7,471 |
| Brazil | 100% | 144 | 1:1,487,751 | 34,482 |
| Kuwait | - | 133 | 1:28,461 | 2,834 |
| Spain | 100% | 101 | 1:460,693 | 6,078 |
| Mexico | 100% | 97 | 1:1,279,839 | 9,279 |
| Netherlands | 100% | 57 | 1:296,528 | 9,349 |
| South Africa | 100% | 55 | 1:991,503 | 37,975 |
| Belgium | 100% | 47 | 1:244,469 | 5,458 |
| Peru | 100% | 45 | 1:706,477 | 10,982 |
| Ukraine | 100% | 42 | 1:1,083,331 | 3,505 |
| Bulgaria | 100% | 40 | 1:174,760 | 4,689 |
| Germany | 100% | 35 | 1:2,762,225 | 14,049 |
| Philippines | 100% | 31 | 1:3,419,661 | 65,885 |
| Turkey | 100% | 31 | 1:2,509,733 | 15,936 |
| Syria | - | 27 | 1:715,040 | 2,985 |
| Uganda | 100% | 25 | 1:1,638,277 | 23,304 |
| Russia | 100% | 24 | 1:6,009,738 | 27,399 |
| Malaysia | 100% | 23 | 1:1,323,910 | 43,168 |
| Venezuela | 100% | 23 | 1:1,313,126 | 26,144 |
| Norway | 100% | 22 | 1:233,288 | 5,551 |
| Denmark | - | 21 | 1:269,024 | 5,348 |
| Iraq | - | 19 | 1:1,843,045 | 11,423 |
| Colombia | 100% | 17 | 1:2,810,525 | 20,294 |
| Malta | - | 17 | 1:25,256 | 1,655 |
| Chile | 93% | 15 | 1:1,173,814 | 9,993 |
| Qatar | 100% | 15 | 1:157,974 | 16,771 |
| Austria | 100% | 12 | 1:709,517 | 5,762 |
| Jordan | - | 12 | 1:735,564 | 4,592 |
| Australia | - | 11 | 1:1,241,602 | 13,569 |
| Panama | 100% | 11 | 1:355,142 | 11,047 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 11 | 1:650,181 | 20,553 |
| Eritrea | 100% | 9 | 1:528,109 | 348 |
| Italy | 100% | 9 | 1:6,784,677 | 26,090 |
| France | 100% | 8 | 1:8,308,792 | 27,570 |
| Switzerland | 100% | 8 | 1:1,026,687 | 12,013 |
| China | - | 7 | 1:195,150,826 | 73,144 |
| Nigeria | 100% | 7 | 1:25,366,337 | 199,343 |
| Congo | 100% | 6 | 1:834,868 | 13,992 |
| Kenya | - | 5 | 1:9,261,422 | 35,582 |
| Papua New Guinea | 100% | 5 | 1:1,630,463 | 100,826 |
| Costa Rica | 67% | 4 | 1:1,191,987 | 12,292 |
| Dominican Republic | - | 4 | 1:2,607,818 | 19,206 |
| Finland | 100% | 4 | 1:1,370,796 | 11,464 |
| Ghana | - | 4 | 1:6,746,554 | 8,075 |
| Greece | 100% | 4 | 1:2,733,637 | 12,935 |
| Liberia | 100% | 4 | 1:1,103,015 | 25,024 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | - | 4 | 1:340,355 | 15,394 |
| Azerbaijan | 100% | 3 | 1:3,214,315 | 27,427 |
| Belarus | 100% | 3 | 1:3,160,795 | 12,102 |
| Czechia | 100% | 3 | 1:3,552,054 | 6,491 |
| Guatemala | - | 3 | 1:5,369,476 | 9,171 |
| Moldova | - | 3 | 1:1,187,046 | 5,200 |
| New Zealand | - | 3 | 1:1,512,015 | 11,267 |
| Argentina | - | 2 | 1:21,386,622 | 29,627 |
| Ecuador | - | 2 | 1:8,863,460 | 21,868 |
| Hong Kong | - | 2 | 1:3,876,362 | 13,851 |
| Japan | - | 2 | 1:63,993,028 | 72,606 |
| Nicaragua | 100% | 2 | 1:3,009,168 | 24,322 |
| Northern Cyprus | - | 2 | 1:159,066 | 2,607 |
| Oman | - | 2 | 1:2,054,334 | 8,531 |
| Tanzania | - | 2 | 1:26,394,160 | 73,301 |
| Yemen | - | 2 | 1:13,148,376 | 10,677 |
| Ireland | - | 1 | 1:4,643,519 | 13,375 |
| Algeria | - | 1 | 1:38,176,720 | 32,669 |
| American Samoa | - | 1 | 1:55,845 | 3,376 |
| Angola | - | 1 | 1:26,966,606 | 7,835 |
| Belize | - | 1 | 1:354,309 | 7,663 |
| Cameroon | 100% | 1 | 1:21,610,503 | 119,836 |
| Croatia | 100% | 1 | 1:4,217,076 | 20,943 |
| Curaçao | - | 1 | 1:155,803 | 1,239 |
| Cyprus | - | 1 | 1:871,076 | 5,368 |
| DR Congo | 100% | 1 | 1:73,827,605 | 146,761 |
| El Salvador | - | 1 | 1:6,341,786 | 16,428 |
| Honduras | - | 1 | 1:8,817,467 | 33,018 |
| Hungary | 100% | 1 | 1:9,791,771 | 6,528 |
| Iceland | - | 1 | 1:366,017 | 7,938 |
| Iran | - | 1 | 1:78,496,868 | 65,150 |
| Ivory Coast | - | 1 | 1:23,075,933 | 135,227 |
| Kazakhstan | - | 1 | 1:17,746,845 | 44,366 |
| Lebanon | - | 1 | 1:5,627,571 | 19,299 |
| Monaco | - | 1 | 1:38,466 | 2,379 |
| Pakistan | - | 1 | 1:194,357,680 | 303,535 |
| Portugal | - | 1 | 1:10,410,866 | 12,786 |
| Puerto Rico | - | 1 | 1:3,550,301 | 10,040 |
| Romania | - | 1 | 1:20,051,976 | 55,376 |
| Rwanda | - | 1 | 1:11,371,433 | 4,615 |
| Saint Lucia | 100% | 1 | 1:177,815 | 8,104 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 100% | 1 | 1:111,580 | 7,062 |
| Singapore | 100% | 1 | 1:6,287,054 | 39,645 |
| Slovakia | - | 1 | 1:5,310,063 | 9,949 |
| South Korea | - | 1 | 1:5,544,421 | 37,250 |
| Uruguay | - | 1 | 1:3,427,637 | 13,958 |
| Vanuatu | - | 1 | 1:261,792 | 1,604 |
| Wales | 100% | 1 | 1:3,094,309 | 16,222 |
| Zimbabwe | - | 1 | 1:15,423,817 | 113,731 |
Yosef (101,908) may also be a surname.
Yosef Forename Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Yusuf (Arabic: يوسف Yūsuf and Yūsif) is a male Arabic and Aramaic name, meaning 'God increases' (in piety, power and influence) in Hebrew. Its widely used by Persians and Arabs.
Pronunciation:
- Arabic: [ˈjuːsʊf, ˈjuːsɪf]
- Egyptian Arabic: [ˈjuːsɪf]
It is the Arabic equivalent of the Hebrew name Yosef and the English name Joseph.
Yesuf is a cognate Ethiopian name, derived from the Hebrew and Arabic origin.
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Yosef Demographics
Average Yosef Salary in
United States
$42,753 USD
Per year
Rank:
213,492 of 531,972
Percentage of all salaries earned by bearers:
0.000832384
Rank: 4,965 of 532,209
Percentage of national average salary:
98.22%
Sample size: 1,605 (2014)
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
Per month:
$3,596 USD
Per week:
$799 USD
Per day:
$118 USD
Phonetically Similar Names
Yosef Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Yosef in the Russian language | ||
| Йосеф | josef | - |
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