Yosaf Surname
Approximately 2,048 people bear this surname
Yosaf Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 1,035 | 1:172,603 | 4,443 |
| Egypt | 854 | 1:107,653 | 8,985 |
| Iran | 101 | 1:760,223 | 38,762 |
| India | 32 | 1:23,970,793 | 327,222 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| Yemen | 4 | 1:6,606,324 | 25,896 |
| Afghanistan | 3 | 1:10,717,728 | 35,605 |
| Canada | 3 | 1:12,281,864 | 364,614 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Lebanon | 2 | 1:2,818,542 | 25,087 |
| Eritrea | 1 | 1:4,751,901 | 911 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Yosaf (1,349) may also be a first name.
Yosaf Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yosaf Come From? nationality or country of origin
Yosaf (Hindi: योसफ, Marathi: योसफ) is carried by more people in Pakistan than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Yosaf? popularity and diffusion
It is the 203,212th most widespread surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 3,558,372 people. The last name Yosaf is mostly found in Asia, where 58 percent of Yosaf live; 57 percent live in South Asia and 57 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Yosaf is also the 213,659th most widely held given name in the world, borne by 1,349 people.
The surname Yosaf is most common in Pakistan, where it is held by 1,035 people, or 1 in 172,603. In Pakistan Yosaf is most numerous in: Punjab, where 56 percent live, Sindh, where 24 percent live and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 11 percent live. Without taking into account Pakistan it occurs in 15 countries. It is also found in Egypt, where 42 percent live and Iran, where 5 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yosafe | 91 | 8,398 | / |
| Yoosaf | 91 | 1,176 | / |
| Yossaf | 91 | 405 | / |
| Yoysaf | 91 | 19 | / |
| Yosaif | 91 | 17 | / |
| Yosiaf | 91 | 9 | / |
| Yoasaf | 91 | 4 | / |
| Jyosaf | 91 | 2 | / |
| Yoshaf | 91 | 1 | / |
| Yohsaf | 91 | 1 | / |
| Ysaf | 89 | 4 | / |
| Yoousaf | 83 | 13 | / |
| Yoseauf | 83 | 4 | / |
| Yoosaff | 83 | 4 | / |
| Yoossaf | 83 | 3 | / |
| Youusaf | 83 | 2 | / |
| Yhousaf | 83 | 2 | / |
| Yooosaf | 83 | 1 | / |
| Yossafe | 83 | 1 | / |
| Youosaf | 83 | 1 | / |
| Yooshaf | 83 | 1 | / |
| Yoosafh | 83 | 1 | / |
| Josaf | 80 | 4,237 | / |
| Yosof | 80 | 1,397 | / |
| Yasaf | 80 | 65 | / |
| Yosab | 80 | 5 | / |
| Yssaf | 80 | 4 | / |
| Uysaf | 80 | 3 | / |
| Yisaf | 80 | 2 | / |
| Ysafe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Yozaf | 80 | 1 | / |
| Aysaf | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ysauf | 80 | 1 | / |
| Yoseif | 73 | 429 | / |
| Yossof | 73 | 308 | / |
| Yosoff | 73 | 156 | / |
| Joshaf | 73 | 75 | / |
| Yoosof | 73 | 45 | / |
| Yosova | 73 | 28 | / |
| Yosouf | 73 | 24 | / |
| Josauf | 73 | 20 | / |
| Yosaph | 73 | 17 | / |
| Yoseuf | 73 | 11 | / |
| Josafh | 73 | 10 | / |
| Jossaf | 73 | 9 | / |
| Jousaf | 73 | 7 | / |
| Josafe | 73 | 6 | / |
| Ioseaf | 73 | 5 | / |
| Yassaf | 73 | 5 | / |
| Johsaf | 73 | 4 | / |
| Yoshof | 73 | 3 | / |
| Yosofe | 73 | 2 | / |
| Yosoof | 73 | 2 | / |
| Jhosaf | 73 | 2 | / |
| Yasaff | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yozsof | 73 | 1 | / |
| Eyosof | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yashaf | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yosowa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Joseaf | 73 | 1 | / |
| Josaif | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yisauf | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yasaif | 73 | 1 | / |
| Josaff | 73 | 1 | / |
| Iossaf | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yoosoof | 67 | 1,441 | / |
| Isaf | 67 | 561 | / |
| Ysaw | 67 | 314 | / |
| Esaf | 67 | 125 | / |
| Goisauf | 67 | 60 | / |
| Yossouf | 67 | 20 | / |
| Yosseif | 67 | 19 | / |
| Ysof | 67 | 13 | / |
| Yoosaph | 67 | 10 | / |
| Ysav | 67 | 4 | / |
| Yossoff | 67 | 2 | / |
| Jsaf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Joshafe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jyosaph | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yosouff | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yoshoof | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yoossof | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yxof | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yoosoff | 67 | 1 | / |
Yosaf Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Yosaf in the Hindi language | ||
| योसफ | yosapha | - |
| Yosaf in the Marathi language | ||
| योसफ | yosapha | 85 |
| योसाफ | yosapha | 10 |
| योसक | yosaka | 5 |
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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 Yosaf
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