Yousif Forename

2,566th
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 402,246 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
Sudan
Highest density in:
Sudan

Yousif 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.

Pronunciation:

Arabic: [ˈjuːsʊf, ˈjuːsɪf], Egyptian Arabic: [ˈjuːsɪf].

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Yousif Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sudan
100%
251,4601:15012
Yemen-127,8341:20634
Egypt
98%
 
8,3931:10,9501,000
Pakistan
97%
 
3,5961:54,0483,009
Libya-2,9381:2,118395
Saudi Arabia-1,9231:16,0232,199
United States
100%
9271:391,08611,203
Iraq
100%
7821:44,7801,644
India
100%
7781:1,561,54088,467
Oman
100%
4761:8,6321,083
Kuwait-3891:9,7311,171
Lebanon
 
99%
3561:15,8081,357
Bahrain-3551:3,799612
Sweden
100%
2981:33,0801,992
England
100%
2651:209,8226,105
Canada
100%
2111:157,0306,604
Kenya-1961:236,2619,007
Poland
100%
1881:202,2723,614
United Arab Emirates-1681:42,5713,936
Thailand
100%
891:787,25631,806
Palestine
 
87%
601:75,8341,713
Malaysia
100%
471:647,87126,056
Germany
100%
471:2,056,97611,777
Iran
100%
391:2,012,74012,395
Qatar
100%
361:65,8228,074
Netherlands
100%
351:482,91712,005
Philippines
100%
351:3,028,84260,361
Denmark-311:182,2424,200
Jordan
100%
291:304,3723,128
Norway
100%
271:190,0864,864
France
100%
181:3,692,79717,000
Brazil
100%
181:11,902,009138,646
Australia-171:803,39010,545
Syria-161:1,206,6303,344
Israel-121:700,24311,627
Russia
100%
101:14,423,37048,053
Switzerland
100%
101:821,35010,525
Belgium
100%
101:1,149,00413,254
Wales
100%
101:309,4314,737
Somalia-91:1,502,8743,918
Angola-91:2,996,2903,522
Niger
100%
91:2,131,55525,465
Finland
80%
 
61:913,8648,662
Scotland
100%
51:1,070,07310,235
Czechia-51:2,131,2325,044
Afghanistan-41:8,155,87935,337
Tunisia
100%
41:169,2267,289
Mauritania
100%
41:1,023,81014,082
Austria
100%
41:2,128,55010,134
Italy
100%
41:15,265,52238,916
Chad-41:3,399,6008,891
Nigeria
100%
31:59,188,120318,216
Zambia-31:5,284,93137,895
Venezuela
100%
31:10,067,298111,314
Liberia
100%
31:1,470,68725,732
Japan-31:42,662,01963,122
Croatia
100%
31:1,405,69211,430
New Zealand-21:2,268,02212,390
Uganda
100%
21:20,478,46091,660
Turkey-21:38,900,85464,839
Taiwan
100%
21:11,884,841132,786
China-21:683,027,89194,999
Georgia
100%
21:1,869,23320,119
Belize-11:354,3097,663
Mexico
100%
11:124,144,427140,512
Ireland-11:4,643,51913,375
Algeria-11:38,176,72032,669
Mauritius-11:1,297,78413,721
United States Virgin Islands-11:109,7474,493
Peru
100%
11:31,791,454110,866
Azerbaijan-11:9,642,94442,290
Portugal-11:10,410,86612,786
Hungary-11:9,791,7716,528
Barbados-11:289,7893,893
Singapore-11:6,287,05439,645
Greece-11:10,934,54822,228
Cameroon
100%
11:21,610,503119,836
Senegal
100%
11:14,581,35634,505
Serbia-11:7,145,72110,629
Spain-11:46,529,96535,592
South Korea-11:5,544,42137,250
South Africa
100%
11:54,532,649471,300
Eritrea
100%
11:4,752,977997

Yousif (499,525) may also be a surname.

Yousif 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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Yousif Forename Popularity

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Josaif6710/
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