Yossif Surname

135,040th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,331 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Djibouti

Yossif Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yossif Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt3,0811:29,8403,243
Djibouti1001:9,149584
Sudan491:765,5142,614
Israel341:251,69522,987
United States271:13,424,405494,117
Pakistan71:25,520,55584,222
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155

Yossif (1,588) may also be a first name.

Yossif Last Name Facts

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

Yossif (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻳﻮﺳﻒ) is found in Egypt more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yossif? popularity and diffusion

It is the 135,040th most commonly held surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 2,187,795 people. The last name Yossif is mostly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Yossif live; 94 percent live in North Africa and 94 percent live in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 194,032nd most widespread first name internationally, held by 1,588 people.

Yossif is most widely held in Egypt, where it is carried by 3,081 people, or 1 in 29,840. Aside from Egypt it exists in 20 countries. It is also common in Djibouti, where 3 percent reside and Sudan, where 1 percent reside.

Yossif Last Name Statistics demography

Yossif earn more than double the average income. In United States they earn 114.78% more than the national average, earning $92,675 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yosseif9219/
Yossief926/
Yoyssif921/
Yossifs921/
Yosif9123,669/
Yssif915/
Youussif861/
Yossef8320,505/
Yassif83459/
Yoseif83429/
Yosief83210/
Yoosif8369/
Iossif8345/
Yosaif8317/
Yosife8316/
Yoshif8310/
Yosuif839/
Jossif839/
Yoysif834/
Oissif832/
Yissif832/
Yoasif831/
Yossifova8021/
Ysif8017/
Oissife77375/
Yosseef779/
Yoossef775/
Iossief773/
Joussif772/
Yoyssef772/
Yossefe771/
Yiousif771/
Yossiov771/
Yassife771/
Yhousif771/
Youusif771/
Yoousif771/
Yoassef771/
Yosef73101,908/
Iosif7310,729/
Josif73440/
Issif73321/
Yasif73265/
Yssef73209/
Yosyf73168/
Essif7319/
Ysief734/
Ysuif734/
Yisif732/
Yosiv732/
Hysif731/
Aysif731/
Yosifova713,730/
Yooussef711/
Youussef711/
Yosefe676,796/
Yoseef671,847/
Essaif67342/
Yoosef67336/
Yoseff67251/
Yassef67185/
Yoasef67153/
Yosefs6797/
Jossef6733/
Yasief6730/
Jousif6728/
Yosefh6727/
Yoshef6724/
Iossifova6717/
Yoseuf6711/
Joshif679/
Yashif679/
Josief677/
Jossifova675/
Yozsef675/
Jossib674/
Josiff674/
Jassif673/
Yoysef672/
Yasuif671/
Yaszif671/
Yo'uussef671/
Yhosef671/
Joszif671/
Iosief671/
Yasaif671/
Yaasif671/
Yohsef671/
Joseif671/
Issiff671/
Isssif671/
Josesf671/
Josaif671/
Yoysyf671/
Yatsif671/
Uoysif671/
Issaif671/

Yossif Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Yossif in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻳﻮﺳﻒywsf-

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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 Yossif
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