Yossef Surname

26,240th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20,505 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Egypt

Yossef Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yossef Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt17,2671:5,324680
Ethiopia2,0931:46,6065,024
Saudi Arabia9541:32,3444,580
United States601:6,040,982292,121
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Sweden141:703,34052,204
Brazil131:16,467,256295,032
United Arab Emirates101:916,22736,116
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Lebanon51:1,127,41717,983
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Libya41:1,560,9943,087
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
France31:22,140,907385,998
Syria31:6,433,67416,197
England31:18,572,686338,250
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Italy11:61,156,688199,583

Yossef (17,404) may also be a first name.

Yossef Last Name Facts

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

Yossef is found most in Egypt. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yossef? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 26,240th most frequently occurring last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 355,403 people. The last name Yossef is mostly found in Africa, where 94 percent of Yossef reside; 84 percent reside in North Africa and 84 percent reside in Arabic North Africa. Yossef is also the 41,825th most common first name on earth, borne by 17,404 people.

It is most frequently used in Egypt, where it is carried by 17,267 people, or 1 in 5,324. Aside from Egypt it exists in 39 countries. It also occurs in Ethiopia, where 10 percent live and Saudi Arabia, where 5 percent live.

Yossef Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Yossef surname is chiefly Melkite Greek Catholic (100%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those holding the Yossef last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 50% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Yossef earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 26.07% more than the national average, earning $54,398 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.06% less than the national average, earning $41,208 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yosseif9219/
Yosseef929/
Yossief926/
Yoossef925/
Yoyssef922/
Yossefe921/
Yoassef921/
Yosef91101,908/
Yssef91209/
Youussef861/
Yooussef861/
Yosefe836,796/
Yossif833,331/
Yoseef831,847/
Yoseif83429/
Yoosef83336/
Yoseff83251/
Yosief83210/
Yassef83185/
Yoasef83153/
Yosefs8397/
Jossef8333/
Yosefh8327/
Yoshef8324/
Yoseuf8311/
Yozsef835/
Yoysef832/
Yhosef831/
Yohsef831/
Ysef80122/
Yo'uussef801/
Youusef77215/
Yasseff77113/
Joussef7790/
Josseff7716/
Yosheff779/
Yosseph779/
Yotseff776/
Yoousef775/
Iossief773/
Yoosepf771/
Yossifs771/
Yoyssif771/
Yosif7323,669/
Josef7313,793/
Iosef73449/
Yosyf73168/
Issef73141/
Yosev7383/
Yozef7369/
Yasef7337/
Essef7310/
Yoseb738/
Aysef735/
Yssif735/
Ysief734/
Yocef731/
Eosef731/
Juosseef711/
Yossephe711/
Gioussef711/
Youussif711/
Jhosseff711/
Yoseph6756,043/
Yoseva67536/
Yassif67459/
Jousef67350/
Jozsef67315/
Joshef67174/
Yotsev67145/
Joseff67117/
Josefs67101/
Yoshev6785/
Esseff6780/
Yoosif6769/
Josefh6765/
Iozsef6762/
Iossif6745/
Josepf6739/
Josefe6731/
Yasief6730/
Yossifova6721/
Joszef6717/
Yosaif6717/
Yosife6716/
Joseef6713/
Jassef6713/
Yoshif6710/
Yosuif679/
Jossif679/
Josief677/
Ioseaf675/
Iosefe674/
Yoysif674/
Giosef673/
Josehf673/
Juosef672/
Yissif672/
Jjosef672/
Oissif672/
Joseft672/
Ojosef671/
Josetf671/
Iosief671/
Ajosef671/
Yoosev671/
Joseif671/
Josesf671/
Joseaf671/
Yoysyf671/
Yoasif671/
Yaseef671/
Geosef671/
Yasefe671/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Yossef
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