Yasuf Surname

590,896th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 528 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Yasuf Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yasuf Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria3261:543,38326,582
India1691:4,538,848117,745
Indonesia101:13,224,919434,432
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Pakistan51:35,728,777102,388
England31:18,572,686338,250
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

Yasuf (765) may also be a first name.

Yasuf Last Name Facts

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

The last name Yasuf (Hindi: यसुफ, Marathi: यसुफ, Oriya: ୟସୁଫ) is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Yasuf.

How Common Is The Last Name Yasuf? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 590,896th most widespread last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 13,802,170 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 62 percent of Yasuf live; 62 percent live in West Africa and 62 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 296,849th most frequent forename internationally, held by 765 people.

The last name is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is held by 326 people, or 1 in 543,383. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Sokoto, where 44 percent reside, Jigawa, where 11 percent reside and Adamawa, where 7 percent reside. Barring Nigeria this surname occurs in 11 countries. It also occurs in India, where 32 percent reside and Indonesia, where 2 percent reside.

Yasuf Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is principally Muslim (100%) in Nigeria.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yasouf9135/
Yasuff9127/
Yassuf913/
Yashuf912/
Yaasuf912/
Yasuif911/
Yasufh911/
Yasiuf911/
Yoasuf911/
Yassuff8332/
Yaousuf839/
Yassouf836/
Yosuf807,653/
Yasub8060/
Yasuv8033/
Iasuf806/
Jasuf802/
Easuf801/
Yoassouf771/
Yoosuf7314,613/
Yossuf73387/
Yasoof7331/
Yosuff7326/
Yosouf7324/
Jascuf7318/
Yasuph7318/
Yasubh7312/
Iascuf7312/
Yosusf7311/
Yoseuf7311/
Yasauv7310/
Yosuif739/
Yoysuf738/
Yosuuf735/
Yashuv735/
Yaasub735/
Yosufe735/
Jaisuf733/
Yoshuf732/
Jasauf731/
Yaseub731/
Yachuf731/
Yajouf731/
Yohsuf731/
Yosufz731/
Yasiuw731/
Yashub731/
Yoosuff671,002/
Yassoub6771/
Yossouf6720/
Yooshuf678/
Yiousuf675/
Yoousuf674/
Yoossuf673/
Yaasoub672/
Youusuf672/
Giasouf671/
Yashoub671/
Yosouff671/

Yasuf Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Yasuf in the Oriya language
ୟସୁଫyasupha-
Yasuf in the Marathi language
यसुफyasupha81.62
यसूफyasupha12.43
यसुफ़yasufa2.16
यासुफ़yasufa0.54
असुलasula0.54
यासूफ़yasufa0.54
Yasuf in the Hindi language
यसुफyasupha44.44
यासूफyasupha20.37
यसूफyasupha18.52
यासुफyasupha15.74

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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 Yasuf
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