Yessouf Surname

1,907,068th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 95 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Benin

Yessouf Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yessouf Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Benin811:127,60013,832
Morocco91:3,830,67854,497
Niger31:6,397,33978,839
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806

Yessouf (212) may also be a first name.

Yessouf Last Name Facts

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

The last name Yessouf is found in Benin more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Yessouf? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,907,068th most frequently occurring last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 76,711,010 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Yessouf are found; 89 percent are found in West Africa and 86 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 620,917th most commonly held forename internationally It is held by 212 people.

The surname Yessouf is most numerous in Benin, where it is borne by 81 people, or 1 in 127,600. In Benin it is mostly found in: Littoral Department, where 27 percent reside, Ouémé Department, where 26 percent reside and Collines Department, where 25 percent reside. Barring Benin it occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Morocco, where 9 percent reside and Niger, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yessuf921,788/
Essouf923/
Yessof922/
Yesouf922/
Yessouffe882/
Yessuff8614/
Yessufe862/
Esshouf861/
Esssouf861/
Yessoff861/
Yesuf8379,072/
Essof8355/
Essuf8317/
Yesof836/
Yessouph802/
Yoassouf801/
Yoyssouf801/
Yesufe779,337/
Yesuff7749/
Jessof7732/
Yoesuf7712/
Essoof7711/
Essoff779/
Eussuf779/
Eussof776/
Yessaf774/
Jessuf772/
Yeshuf772/
Yyssuf771/
Essouw771/
Yesuef771/
Eshouf771/
Yessub771/
Oyuossouf751/
Ayoussouf751/
Youussouf751/
Esof7389/
Esuf7381/
Eschouf71479/
Yoesoef71337/
Oussouf7197/
Aissouf717/
Eusouff716/
Eussoff716/
Essooff711/
Ayussuf711/
Yessova711/
Uissouf711/
Jessuff711/
Oissouf711/
Yessief711/
Eusuf673,610/
Essaf67792/
Eusof67443/
Esoof67115/
Giessauf6783/
Esoff6750/
Eshof6739/
Haissouf6717/
Yesob6714/
Eesuf679/
Esuff677/
Uysuf675/
Essov674/
Eshuf674/
Yesov673/
Yesub673/
Yesuv673/
Jesuf672/
Yesaf672/
Houssouf672/
Easuf671/
Jesshuff671/
Iesuf671/
Goussouf671/
Eysof671/
Iysuf671/
Yjsuf671/
Eussoeff671/

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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 Yessouf
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