Yosaf Surname

203,212th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,048 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Egypt

Yosaf Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yosaf Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan1,0351:172,6034,443
Egypt8541:107,6538,985
Iran1011:760,22338,762
India321:23,970,793327,222
England51:11,143,612252,590
Yemen41:6,606,32425,896
Afghanistan31:10,717,72835,605
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Eritrea11:4,751,901911
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

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

The surname Yosaf (Hindi: योसफ, Marathi: योसफ) occurs most in Pakistan. It may also be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Yosaf? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 203,212th most widely held last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 3,558,372 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 58 percent of Yosaf are found; 57 percent are found in South Asia and 57 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 213,659th most commonly used first name internationally, borne by 1,349 people.

This surname is most widely held in Pakistan, where it is borne by 1,035 people, or 1 in 172,603. In Pakistan Yosaf is most common in: Punjab, where 56 percent reside, Sindh, where 24 percent reside and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 11 percent reside. Not including Pakistan this surname exists in 15 countries. It also occurs in Egypt, where 42 percent reside and Iran, where 5 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yosafe918,398/
Yoosaf911,176/
Yossaf91405/
Yoysaf9119/
Yosaif9117/
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Yoasaf914/
Jyosaf912/
Yoshaf911/
Yohsaf911/
Ysaf894/
Yoousaf8313/
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Yoosaff834/
Yoossaf833/
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Yooosaf831/
Yossafe831/
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Yooshaf831/
Yoosafh831/
Josaf804,237/
Yosof801,397/
Yasaf8065/
Yosab805/
Yssaf804/
Uysaf803/
Yisaf802/
Ysafe801/
Yozaf801/
Aysaf801/
Ysauf801/
Yoseif73429/
Yossof73308/
Yosoff73156/
Joshaf7375/
Yoosof7345/
Yosova7328/
Yosouf7324/
Josauf7320/
Yosaph7317/
Yoseuf7311/
Josafh7310/
Jossaf739/
Jousaf737/
Josafe736/
Ioseaf735/
Yassaf735/
Johsaf734/
Yoshof733/
Yosofe732/
Yosoof732/
Jhosaf732/
Yasaff731/
Yozsof731/
Eyosof731/
Yashaf731/
Yosowa731/
Joseaf731/
Josaif731/
Yisauf731/
Yasaif731/
Josaff731/
Iossaf731/
Yoosoof671,441/
Isaf67561/
Ysaw67314/
Esaf67125/
Goisauf6760/
Yossouf6720/
Yosseif6719/
Ysof6713/
Yoosaph6710/
Ysav674/
Yossoff672/
Jsaf671/
Joshafe671/
Jyosaph671/
Yosouff671/
Yoshoof671/
Yoossof671/
Yxof671/
Yoosoff671/

Yosaf Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Yosaf in the Hindi language
योसफyosapha-
Yosaf in the Marathi language
योसफyosapha85
योसाफyosapha10
योसकyosaka5

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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
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  • 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 Yosaf
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