Yosuf Surname

65,250th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,653 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Sudan

Yosuf Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yosuf Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia2,4151:40,3924,505
Sudan2,2401:16,7462,298
Pakistan8331:214,4585,112
Bangladesh6311:252,5467,887
Egypt5191:177,14013,144
India3221:2,382,19177,240
Saudi Arabia1991:155,05422,057
Somalia1961:68,6332,887
Malaysia911:324,11217,512
Qatar471:50,1704,949
United Arab Emirates361:254,50817,423
United States201:18,122,947588,089
Sweden181:547,04239,827
Canada151:2,456,373146,130
Nigeria151:11,809,517219,567
England91:6,190,895170,599
Denmark61:940,78647,603
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Yemen21:13,212,64740,633
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Djibouti11:914,9321,612
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Niger11:19,192,017110,060

Yosuf (6,227) may also be a first name.

Yosuf Last Name Facts

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

The last name Yosuf (Hindi: यूसुफ, Marathi: योसुफ) occurs more in Ethiopia more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yosuf? popularity and diffusion

The surname Yosuf is the 65,250th most prevalent surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 952,247 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 70 percent of Yosuf live; 36 percent live in North Africa and 36 percent live in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 83,662nd most frequently held given name throughout the world, borne by 6,227 people.

This last name is most numerous in Ethiopia, where it is held by 2,415 people, or 1 in 40,392. Outside of Ethiopia this surname exists in 42 countries. It is also common in Sudan, where 29 percent reside and Pakistan, where 11 percent reside.

Yosuf Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Yosuf earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 2.24% more than the national average, earning $44,114 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.72% less than the national average, earning $43,361 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yoosuf9114,613/
Yossuf91387/
Yosuff9126/
Yosouf9124/
Yoseuf9111/
Yosusf9111/
Yosuif919/
Yoysuf918/
Yosufe915/
Yosuuf915/
Yoshuf912/
Yosufz911/
Yohsuf911/
Yoasuf911/
Ysuf89134/
Yoosuff831,002/
Yossouf8320/
Yooshuf838/
Yiousuf835/
Yoousuf834/
Yoossuf833/
Youusuf832/
Yosouff831/
Yasuf80528/
Yisuf80126/
Josuf8045/
Yosub8032/
Ysuuf8027/
Ysusf8019/
Yssuf809/
Ysuff805/
Iosuf805/
Uysuf805/
Ysuif804/
Ysouf802/
Ysufe801/
Yosuw801/
Ysauf801/
Yjsuf801/
Yoyssouf771/
Yoassouf771/
Yiossouf771/
Yoossouf771/
Yssouf73698/
Hyosub73409/
Yissuf73199/
Yasouf7335/
Yasuff7327/
Josauf7320/
Yisuff7311/
Yosuph739/
Josuff737/
Joosuf734/
Yassuf733/
Yishuf733/
Jousuf733/
Yaasuf732/
Ysuusf732/
Yashuf732/
Yosoof732/
Yoysuw732/
Josutf731/
Yasuif731/
Yisufe731/
Yajouf731/
Joshuf731/
Yisauf731/
Yasiuf731/
Yossub731/
Yoosuv731/
Yasufh731/
Jhosuf731/
Yioussouf712/
Yooussouf711/
Youussouf711/
Isuf672,457/
Esuf6781/
Goisauf6760/
Yassuff6732/
Yoosuph6718/
Yassouf676/
Yissouf675/
Yxuf671/
Yossuph671/
Iossouf671/
Oissouf671/
Yoshoof671/

Yosuf Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Yosuf in the Marathi language
योसुफyosupha-
Yosuf in the Hindi language
यूसुफyusupha60
योसुफyosupha35
योसूफyosupha5

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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 Yosuf
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