Abu Yousef Surname
Approximately 2,303 people bear this surname
Abu Yousef Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palestine | 1,637 | 1:2,779 | 599 |
| Egypt | 305 | 1:301,429 | 19,796 |
| Israel | 229 | 1:37,370 | 5,151 |
| Iraq | 68 | 1:515,024 | 8,412 |
| Kuwait | 29 | 1:131,058 | 14,967 |
| Jordan | 26 | 1:340,094 | 11,519 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
Abu Yousef (1,649) may also be a first name.
Abu Yousef Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Abu Yousef Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Abu Yousef occurs more in Palestine more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Abu Yousef? popularity and diffusion
The last name Abu Yousef is the 184,261st most widely held last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 3,164,371 people. The last name is mostly found in Asia, where 87 percent of Abu Yousef are found; 87 percent are found in West Asia and 75 percent are found in Levant. It is also the 189,765th most widely held given name worldwide. It is borne by 1,649 people.
This surname is most frequently used in Palestine, where it is carried by 1,637 people, or 1 in 2,779. In Palestine it is most numerous in: Khan Yunis Governorate, where 40 percent live, Deir al-Balah Governorate, where 33 percent live and Hebron Governorate, where 10 percent live. Without taking into account Palestine Abu Yousef exists in 9 countries. It also occurs in Egypt, where 13 percent live and Israel, where 10 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abu Youssef | 95 | 38,320 | / |
| Abou Yousef | 95 | 214 | / |
| Abu Yusef | 95 | 1 | / |
| Abou Youssef | 91 | 1,351 | / |
| Abou Youseef | 91 | 4 | / |
| Abu-Yousef | 90 | 22 | / |
| Abu Yousif | 90 | 4 | / |
| Abu-Youssef | 86 | 217 | / |
| Abou Youcef | 86 | 2 | / |
| Abou Youssif | 82 | 122 | / |
| Abou-Youssef | 82 | 14 | / |
| Abu Yussif | 80 | 9 | / |
| Abu Joseph | 70 | 12 | / |
| Abu-Joseph | 60 | 5 | / |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- 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 Abu Yousef
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