Yousuf Forename

5,517th
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 190,029 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
Bangladesh
Highest density in:
Somaliland

Yousuf 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].

Read More About This Forename

Yousuf Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bangladesh
100%
53,7961:2,964432
Pakistan
86%
 
32,9401:5,900791
India
96%
 
30,8291:39,4075,433
Saudi Arabia-18,6501:1,652286
Somaliland
100%
15,4071:22746
Ethiopia
100%
11,9061:8,1941,248
Sudan
100%
9,5191:3,972645
Oman-6,0641:67893
Qatar
100%
3,0061:78839
Egypt
81%
 
1,6701:55,0313,065
Somalia-1,3961:9,689958
Kuwait-9121:4,151543
United States
100%
7821:463,60212,545
South Africa
100%
5661:96,3477,943
England
100%
5051:110,1054,052
Thailand
100%
3401:206,07613,446
Malawi
100%
2961:57,8123,676
Bahrain-2371:5,691904
Canada
100%
2001:165,6676,806
DR Congo
100%
1101:671,16022,021
Malaysia
97%
 
1051:289,99914,953
Liberia
100%
991:44,5662,452
Zambia-881:180,1686,604
Sweden
100%
741:133,2155,291
United Arab Emirates-661:108,3648,618
Mauritius-561:23,1752,050
Uganda
100%
471:871,42416,067
Nigeria
100%
421:4,227,72366,444
Germany
100%
311:3,118,64115,149
Iraq
100%
241:1,459,07710,051
Afghanistan-211:1,553,50115,583
Spain
100%
211:2,215,71312,163
Australia-181:758,75710,216
Norway
100%
151:342,1557,099
Philippines
100%
141:7,572,106116,282
Maldives
100%
131:33,3771,230
Tanzania
100%
101:5,278,83228,402
Wales
100%
91:343,8125,087
Tajikistan
100%
91:930,5473,856
Zimbabwe
100%
81:1,927,97754,057
China-71:195,150,82673,144
Scotland
100%
71:764,3388,248
Brazil-61:35,706,026284,222
Singapore
100%
51:1,257,41116,611
France
100%
51:13,294,06836,843
Switzerland
100%
51:1,642,69915,939
Italy
100%
51:12,212,41834,417
Sri Lanka-41:5,199,77210,550
Russia
100%
41:36,058,42683,389
Denmark-41:1,412,37415,217
Syria-41:4,826,5195,774
Morocco-41:8,587,15911,086
Guyana-41:190,81611,826
Iceland-31:122,0064,203
Brunei-31:139,8572,352
Belgium
100%
31:3,830,01425,398
Netherlands
100%
31:5,634,02829,480
Hong Kong-31:2,584,24211,307
Greece
100%
31:3,644,84916,562
New Zealand-21:2,268,02212,390
Ireland-21:2,321,7608,894
Iran-21:39,248,43450,459
Trinidad and Tobago-21:680,71023,658
Israel-21:4,201,45930,777
Taiwan-21:11,884,841132,786
Finland
100%
21:2,741,59219,235
Puerto Rico-21:1,775,1506,781
Jordan-11:8,826,77411,126
Hungary
100%
11:9,791,7716,528
Nepal-11:28,487,352119,417
Yemen-11:26,296,75114,474
Niger
100%
11:19,183,99477,442
Algeria-11:38,176,72032,669
Angola-11:26,966,6067,835
Ukraine-11:45,499,90832,056
Czechia-11:10,656,16211,509
Turkey-11:77,801,70991,051
Myanmar-11:51,948,2733,226
Barbados-11:289,7893,893
Curaçao-11:155,8031,239
Ivory Coast-11:23,075,933135,227
Congo-11:5,009,20537,978
Japan-11:127,986,05794,066
Kazakhstan-11:17,746,84544,366
Botswana
100%
11:2,184,44921,741
Kenya-11:46,307,11074,921
Paraguay-11:7,236,80516,549
South Korea-11:5,544,42137,250
British Virgin Islands-11:31,2501,787
Lebanon-11:5,627,57119,299
Bulgaria-11:6,990,39027,036
Slovakia-11:5,310,0639,949
Lesotho
100%
11:2,039,99747,971
Ghana-11:26,986,21613,521
Chile
100%
11:17,607,20848,996
Mozambique-11:27,243,3575,091
Mexico
100%
11:124,144,427140,512

Yousuf (669,356) may also be a surname.

Yousuf 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.

- turquoise

The name Yousuf means 'God shall add' or 'God will increase'. It comes from the Arabic root ي-س-ف (y-s-f), meaning 'to add' or 'to increase'. It is the Arabic form of the name Joseph, a figure with significant biblical and Quranic importance. Variants of the name include alternate spellings such as Yusuf or Youssef, influenced by regional pronunciation differences.

- syedhumaid109

Yousuf Forename Popularity

Phonetically Similar Names

ForenameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yousouf924,516/
Youssuf92655/
Yousuff92242/
Youshuf9228/
Yoousuf9211/
Yoususf926/
Yaousuf924/
Yoiusuf923/
Hyousuf922/
Yhousuf922/
Youseuf922/
Yousufe922/
Yousuif922/
Youusuf922/
Yousufh922/
Yousauf921/
Yousuuf921/
Yusuf911,851,562/
Youssouf86354,310/
Yousouff8618/
Yaousouf865/
Yousoufe864/
Yousseuf862/
Youssuff862/
Youjsouf861/
Youssauf861/
Yousssuf861/
Youszouf861/
Youusouf861/
Yussuf83161,867/
Yusuff8317,736/
Yoosuf838,233/
Yusufe834,774/
Yousub831,515/
Yususf831,469/
Yushuf83632/
Hyusuf83521/
Yusuuf83300/
Yausuf83245/
Yusufs83105/
Jousuf8375/
Yusuif8358/
Yusufh8343/
Yiusuf8338/
Eousuf8337/
Yusiuf8336/
Yusuft8327/
Uyusuf8324/
Yusauf8314/
Yuseuf838/
Yusufp836/
Yusupf834/
Eyusuf833/
Yuhsuf832/
Yuysuf832/
Oyosuf831/
Oyusuf831/
Yudsuf831/
Yujsuf831/
Yusudf831/
Yusufz831/
Youxuf831/
Iousuf831/
Yusuyf831/
Eyosuf831/
Yaosuf831/
Yousssouf8057/
Youssoufe8037/
Youssouff8017/
Yooussouf8010/
Youussouf803/
Hyoussouf802/
Yoiussouf802/
Youssoufh802/
Yhoussouf801/
Youdssouf801/
Yeoussouf801/
Yousouffe801/
Yousouphf801/
Yussuff77389/
Yousoof77168/
Yousuph7747/
Yoosuff7730/
Yooshuf7730/
Yussufe779/
Iousouf778/
Yoossuf778/
Yusufff776/
Yusssuf775/
Yaushuf773/
Yususff773/
Yiussuf773/
Youwsif773/
Yoosouf772/
Yussuuf772/
Youshub772/
Ayossuf771/
Aiyusuf771/
Youcauf771/
Youceuf771/
Yoosauf771/
Yusauff771/
Yusseuf771/
Joussuf771/
Yussufh771/
Youssub771/
Youssouffe756/
Youssouphf751/
Jusuf7318,917/
Yusub733,693/
Iusuf73872/
Josuf73244/
Yusuv73105/
Yuzuf7322/
Eosuf7316/
Yuxuf733/
Yüsuf732/
Yusuw731/
Giousouf71145/
Yousouph7159/
Ioussouf7119/
Youssoof719/
Joussouf716/
Yusufova714/
Youssuph713/
Youshuph712/
Youssouv712/
Gioussuf711/
Ağayusuf711/
Yaussauf711/
Youchhuf711/
Yoossouf711/
Youshoub711/
Youssoef711/
Youssoub711/
Yo-Ussef711/
Yusufwai711/
Yusuph67110,629/
Youssouph678,817/
Yusoof671,258/
Yusouf671,039/
Yushub6756/
Eousub6735/
Yusubh6728/
Joesuf6727/
Josauf6715/
Jussuf6712/
Yushuv677/
Yhusub675/
Yausub675/
Hyusub674/
Yusuub674/
Jusuff674/
Yusowf673/
Jossuf673/
Yosoaf673/
Jausuf672/
Iushuf672/
Yussub672/
Yusuhv672/
Joosuf672/
Yusoaf672/
Yuasaf672/
Iussuf671/
Giusuf671/
Eeusuf671/
Uyusub671/
Yiusub671/
Yuseub671/
Yousouphe671/
Iusufe671/
Ioosuf671/
Ieusuf671/
Jiusuf671/
Joseuf671/
Josuff671/
Juszuf671/
Yuoesf671/

Search for Another Forename

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

Footnotes

  • First names are taken from the first part of an person's personal name. That is, not their inherited name(s), i.e. their surname(s). The first name includes particles, but not middle names
  • Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Yousuf