Yosef Surname

5,557th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 101,908 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Israel

Yosef Surname User-submission:

The surname Yosef is of Hebrew origin. It is derived from the Hebrew name Yosef, which means 'may He add' or 'God shall add'. This name has biblical significance and is often associated with the story of Joseph in the Hebrew Bible.

Yosef Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia60,0451:1,625285
Egypt19,6771:4,672615
Israel17,1071:50011
Sudan2,8001:13,3961,853
Indonesia7841:168,68516,365
United States2901:1,249,85888,263
Saudi Arabia2391:129,10417,726
Vanuatu1571:1,677485
Sweden1151:85,6246,323
India991:7,748,135165,146
Thailand921:767,808125,203
United Arab Emirates541:169,67212,566
Kuwait481:79,1819,331
Canada481:767,61660,775
England431:1,295,76958,667
Dominican Republic311:336,54611,471
Russia271:5,337,891231,865
Iraq261:1,346,98715,017
Netherlands231:734,22557,169
Germany191:4,237,129172,669
Jordan181:491,24612,976
Pakistan141:12,760,27855,960
Syria131:1,484,6948,122
Scotland101:535,38220,332
Argentina101:4,274,341152,056
Malaysia91:3,277,136121,952
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793
Iran71:10,968,932186,522
Papua New Guinea61:1,358,953118,663
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Bulgaria61:1,163,15137,744
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Venezuela41:7,551,01953,668
Algeria41:9,657,88864,782
France41:16,605,680368,153
Eritrea41:1,187,975480
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Romania31:6,692,62378,504
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Libya11:6,243,9746,186

Yosef (185,385) may also be a first name.

Yosef Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Yosef is of Hebrew origin. It is derived from the Hebrew name Yosef, which means 'may He add' or 'God shall add'. This name has biblical significance and is often associated with the story of Joseph in the Hebrew Bible.

- apiasecky

Yosef Last Name Facts

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

The surname Yosef (Arabic: يوسيف, Marathi: योसेफ, Oriya: େଯାେସଫ, Russian: Йосеф) has its highest incidence in Ethiopia. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yosef? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 5,557th most frequent last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 71,511 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 81 percent of Yosef live; 59 percent live in East Africa and 59 percent live in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 5,665th most widespread first name globally, held by 185,385 people.

The last name is most commonly held in Ethiopia, where it is carried by 60,045 people, or 1 in 1,625. Aside from Ethiopia this last name occurs in 71 countries. It is also found in Egypt, where 19 percent are found and Israel, where 17 percent are found.

Yosef Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Yosef surname are 20.84% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 74.07% being registered with the party.

The amount Yosef earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 7.96% less than the national average, earning $39,716 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.37% less than the national average, earning $48,010 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yossef9120,505/
Yosefe916,796/
Yoseef911,847/
Yoseif91429/
Yoosef91336/
Yoseff91251/
Yosief91210/
Yoasef91153/
Yosefs9197/
Yosefh9127/
Yoshef9124/
Yoseuf9111/
Yozsef915/
Yoysef912/
Yhosef911/
Yohsef911/
Ysef89122/
Youusef83215/
Yosseif8319/
Yosheff839/
Yosseef839/
Yotseff836/
Yossief836/
Yoousef835/
Yoossef835/
Yoyssef832/
Yoosepf831/
Yossefe831/
Yoassef831/
Yosif8023,669/
Josef8013,793/
Iosef80449/
Yssef80209/
Yosyf80168/
Yosev8083/
Yozef8069/
Yasef8037/
Yoseb808/
Aysef805/
Ysief804/
Yocef801/
Eosef801/
Youussef771/
Yooussef771/
Yoseph7356,043/
Yossif733,331/
Yoseva73536/
Jousef73350/
Jozsef73315/
Yassef73185/
Joshef73174/
Yotsev73145/
Joseff73117/
Josefs73101/
Yoshev7385/
Yoosif7369/
Josefh7365/
Iozsef7362/
Josepf7339/
Jossef7333/
Josefe7331/
Yasief7330/
Joszef7317/
Yosaif7317/
Yosife7316/
Joseef7313/
Yoshif7310/
Yosuif739/
Josief737/
Ioseaf735/
Iosefe734/
Yoysif734/
Giosef733/
Josehf733/
Juosef732/
Jjosef732/
Joseft732/
Ojosef731/
Josetf731/
Iosief731/
Ajosef731/
Yoosev731/
Joseif731/
Josesf731/
Joseaf731/
Yoysyf731/
Yoasif731/
Yaseef731/
Geosef731/
Yasefe731/
Yo'uussef711/
Esef67140/
Yasseff67113/
Joussef6790/
Yosheva6782/
Yhoshev6775/
Isef6748/
Josheff6733/
Yooseph6733/
Yosephe6717/
Ysif6717/
Josseff6716/
Josephf6715/
Yosseph679/
Ysev676/
Yosieph673/
Iossief673/
Josefph671/
Jozseff671/
Yiousif671/
Yossifs671/
Yioucef671/
Yoyssif671/
Joshefs671/
Josefhs671/
Yhousif671/
Youusif671/
Yoousif671/
Yseb671/
Ysyf671/
Josiefe671/
Jouseff671/
Jouseif671/

Yosef Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Yosef in the Marathi language
योसेफyosepha98.59
योसेफ़yosefa1.2
योसेकyoseka0.05
Yosef in the Oriya language
େଯାେସଫeyaesapha97.37
ସଏsa'e2.63
Yosef in the Russian language
Йосефjosef-
Yosef in the Arabic language
يوسيفywsyf-

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