Jousef Surname
Approximately 350 people bear this surname
Jousef Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt | 305 | 1:301,429 | 19,796 |
| Sweden | 14 | 1:703,340 | 52,204 |
| Algeria | 4 | 1:9,657,888 | 64,782 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| Argentina | 2 | 1:21,371,707 | 253,176 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
Jousef (1,188) may also be a first name.
Jousef Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Jousef Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Jousef is found most frequently in Egypt. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Jousef? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 801,116th most prevalent last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 20,821,560 people. The surname Jousef occurs predominantly in Africa, where 89 percent of Jousef reside; 89 percent reside in North Africa and 87 percent reside in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 230,060th most frequently occurring first name in the world, held by 1,188 people.
The last name is most widespread in Egypt, where it is carried by 305 people, or 1 in 301,429. Aside from Egypt this last name is found in 21 countries. It also occurs in Sweden, where 4 percent reside and Algeria, where 1 percent reside.
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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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- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
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