Josuf Surname

2,909,720th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 45 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
United Arab Emirates

Josuf Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Josuf Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India181:42,614,743461,117
Pakistan81:22,330,48677,733
Indonesia71:18,892,742520,071
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047

Josuf (244) may also be a first name.

Josuf Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Josuf Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Josuf (Hindi: जोसुफ, Marathi: जोसुफ) is most common in India. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Josuf? popularity and diffusion

Josuf is the 2,909,720th most commonly occurring last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 161,945,465 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 89 percent of Josuf are found; 58 percent are found in South Asia and 40 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Josuf is also the 571,890th most frequent first name on earth, borne by 244 people.

The last name is most widespread in India, where it is borne by 18 people, or 1 in 42,614,743. In India it is primarily concentrated in: Telangana, where 50 percent are found, Maharashtra, where 28 percent are found and Andhra Pradesh, where 17 percent are found. Without taking into account India Josuf exists in 11 countries. It also occurs in Pakistan, where 18 percent are found and Indonesia, where 16 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Josauf9120/
Josuff917/
Joesuf916/
Joosuf914/
Jousuf913/
Josutf911/
Joshuf911/
Jhosuf911/
Yosuf807,653/
Jusuf805,689/
Josub8016/
Jozuf8013/
Josuv805/
Iosuf805/
Jasuf802/
Yousuf73669,356/
Yoosuf7314,613/
Joosub73944/
Yossuf73387/
Yosuff7326/
Yosouf7324/
Jascuf7318/
Yosusf7311/
Yoseuf7311/
Yosuif739/
Yoysuf738/
Jusuff737/
Josuph736/
Yosufe735/
Jussuf735/
Yosuuf735/
Jossub734/
Housuf734/
Oyusuf733/
Juusuf732/
Yoshuf732/
Hoosuf731/
Jasauf731/
Jociuf731/
Soosuf731/
Yosufz731/
Yohsuf731/
Yoasuf731/
Yajouf731/
Jyusuf731/
Djoussouf713/
Youssuf671,473/
Yoosuff671,002/
Yousuff67916/
Yousouf67639/
Joesoef67580/
Yousuif6733/
Youshuf6720/
Yossouf6720/
Yaousuf679/
Yousauf678/
Iousouf678/
Joossub678/
Yooshuf678/
Hossouf678/
Yiousuf675/
Hijusuf674/
Yoousuf674/
Khoshuf673/
Yoossuf673/
Youusuf672/
Yousuuf672/
Yousuyf672/
Yousufh671/
Iossouf671/
Yeoosuf671/
Jossoub671/
Joseuph671/
Jousoufova671/
Jousuph671/
Uyousuf671/
Yosouff671/
Jussufe671/
Yoiusuf671/

Josuf Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Josuf in the Hindi language
जोसुफjosupha-
Josuf in the Marathi language
जोसुफjosupha-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Josuf
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