Yessef Surname
Approximately 940 people bear this surname
Yessef Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morocco | 920 | 1:37,474 | 6,047 |
| Spain | 16 | 1:2,922,002 | 63,384 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Yessef (13) may also be a first name.
Yessef Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yessef Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Yessef is more frequently found in Morocco than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Yessef.
How Common Is The Last Name Yessef? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 379,617th most numerous surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 7,752,708 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Yessef are found; 98 percent are found in North Africa and 98 percent are found in Mahgreb. It is also the 3,159,357th most frequently used first name on earth. It is borne by 13 people.
The surname is most frequently held in Morocco, where it is held by 920 people, or 1 in 37,474. Apart from Morocco this surname is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Spain, where 2 percent live and Canada, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yoessef | 92 | 3 | / |
| Yessief | 92 | 1 | / |
| Yesef | 91 | 17 | / |
| Essef | 91 | 10 | / |
| Esseff | 83 | 80 | / |
| Yessif | 83 | 12 | / |
| Esef | 80 | 140 | / |
| Gesseff | 77 | 5 | / |
| Yoyssef | 77 | 2 | / |
| Yoassef | 77 | 1 | / |
| Yessiff | 77 | 1 | / |
| Essif | 73 | 19 | / |
| Jesef | 73 | 11 | / |
| Eseff | 73 | 10 | / |
| Aysef | 73 | 5 | / |
| Yeseb | 73 | 4 | / |
| Yesif | 73 | 3 | / |
| Essev | 73 | 2 | / |
| Yesyf | 73 | 1 | / |
| Eseef | 73 | 1 | / |
| Esepf | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yecef | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ayoussef | 71 | 11 | / |
| Youussef | 71 | 1 | / |
| Yoyossef | 71 | 1 | / |
| Essaif | 67 | 342 | / |
| Yoasef | 67 | 153 | / |
| Yeseph | 67 | 64 | / |
| Yeseab | 67 | 10 | / |
| Aussef | 67 | 10 | / |
| Ayasef | 67 | 7 | / |
| Essayf | 67 | 4 | / |
| Gescef | 67 | 4 | / |
| Jeshef | 67 | 3 | / |
| Yoisef | 67 | 2 | / |
| Yoysef | 67 | 2 | / |
| Oussef | 67 | 2 | / |
| Esseva | 67 | 2 | / |
| Euseff | 67 | 2 | / |
| Jesseb | 67 | 2 | / |
| Yeshew | 67 | 1 | / |
| Giesef | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jeseef | 67 | 1 | / |
| Asseif | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yo'uussef | 67 | 1 | / |
| Geshef | 67 | 1 | / |
| Asseaf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Heesef | 67 | 0 | / |
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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
- 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 Yessef
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