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

Yessouf occurs most in Benin. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Yessouf click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yessouf? popularity and diffusion

The last name Yessouf is the 1,907,068th most frequently occurring last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 76,711,010 people. The last name Yessouf is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Yessouf live; 89 percent live in West Africa and 86 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Yessouf is also the 620,917th most frequently occurring first name at a global level, borne by 212 people.

It is most frequent in Benin, where it is held by 81 people, or 1 in 127,600. In Benin it is mostly concentrated in: Littoral Department, where 27 percent live, Ouémé Department, where 26 percent live and Collines Department, where 25 percent live. Besides Benin Yessouf exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Morocco, where 9 percent live and Niger, where 3 percent live.

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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