Yisuf Surname

1,604,449th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 126 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Guyana

Yisuf Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yisuf Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria801:2,214,28475,532
Ethiopia251:3,901,85010,182
Indonesia141:9,446,371356,066
Guyana31:254,07411,262
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220

Yisuf (1,561) may also be a first name.

Yisuf Last Name Facts

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

The surname Yisuf (Hindi: यीसुफ) is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Yisuf? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,604,449th most commonly used family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 57,837,666 people. The surname Yisuf occurs mostly in Africa, where 83 percent of Yisuf reside; 63 percent reside in West Africa and 63 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Yisuf is also the 196,069th most common first name at a global level. It is borne by 1,561 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 80 people, or 1 in 2,214,284. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Oyo, where 26 percent reside, Kano, where 24 percent reside and Lagos, where 15 percent reside. Not including Nigeria this surname is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in Ethiopia, where 20 percent reside and Indonesia, where 11 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yissuf91199/
Yisuff9111/
Yishuf913/
Yisufe911/
Yisauf911/
Isuf892,457/
Ysuf89134/
Yissouf835/
Yosuf807,653/
Ishuf80187/
Issuf8058/
Isouf8028/
Ysuuf8027/
Ysusf8019/
Yssuf809/
Isuff807/
Iosuf805/
Ysuff805/
Uysuf805/
Isuuf805/
Ysuif804/
Ysouf802/
Isufe802/
Ysauf801/
Isufs801/
Iesuf801/
Yisub801/
Ysufe801/
Isauf801/
Yjsuf801/
Issouf7313,354/
Yssouf73698/
Yossuf73387/
Yosuff7326/
Yosouf7324/
Ieshuf7317/
Yishuv7313/
Yosuif739/
Gisauf738/
Yoysuf738/
Yosuuf735/
Ysuusf732/
Yisauw732/
Yoshuf732/
Issauf731/
Yohsuf731/
Iscuff730/
Isufova67580/
Isub67234/
Esuf6781/
Goisauf6760/
Isssouf6727/
Yossouf6720/
Hissouf6719/
Isuv6714/
Issoufe677/
Aissouf677/
Izuf675/
Issouff675/
Itshufe674/
Isuw673/
Oissouf671/
Yjuf671/
Yosouff671/
Yxuf671/
Ijuf671/
Aishauf671/
Issouyf671/
Isszouf671/
Iossouf671/
Uissouf671/
Gissauf671/

Yisuf Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Yisuf in the Hindi language
यीसुफyisupha-

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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 Yisuf
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