Yousaf Surname

1,061st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 506,799 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Pakistan

Yousaf Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yousaf Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan485,2571:36852
India6,1591:124,5448,026
Saudi Arabia5,2071:5,926823
England3,0141:18,4862,642
United Arab Emirates2,5421:3,604460
Qatar7551:3,123293
United States6601:549,18045,430
Kuwait5011:7,5861,062
Oman4641:7,9481,098
Egypt3971:231,57616,276
Bahrain3091:4,364792
Spain2531:184,79112,935
Canada2431:151,62815,427
Scotland1471:36,4213,532
Australia981:275,46624,785
Denmark851:66,4086,662
Norway691:74,52610,434
Malaysia611:483,51224,345
Iran601:1,279,70953,896
South Africa541:1,003,29161,925
Sweden531:185,78812,836
Germany421:1,916,797106,618
Greece391:284,09742,188
Belgium371:310,72035,739
Japan311:4,124,00936,900
Netherlands271:625,45153,034
Sudan251:1,500,4083,610
Thailand201:3,531,917315,217
Indonesia181:7,347,177303,310
Ireland151:313,92910,911
China151:91,154,7714,767
New Zealand131:348,33327,379
Italy121:5,096,391108,968
Estonia121:110,15019,471
Philippines121:8,436,519202,133
Finland111:499,70030,478
Afghanistan101:3,215,31818,974
Hong Kong91:815,0543,802
Brazil91:23,786,037375,389
Wales61:515,75523,171
Northern Ireland51:369,00715,220
Sri Lanka41:5,202,14012,146
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Algeria31:12,877,18484,902
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Iceland31:126,6975,403
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
France21:33,211,361423,184
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Niger11:19,192,017110,060

Yousaf (96,391) may also be a first name.

Yousaf Last Name Facts

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

The surname Yousaf (Hindi: यूसफ) is held by more people in Pakistan than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Yousaf? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,061st most widespread last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 14,380 people. The last name is primarily found in Asia, where 99 percent of Yousaf live; 97 percent live in South Asia and 97 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 10,534th most commonly occurring given name internationally, held by 96,391 people.

It is most prevalent in Pakistan, where it is borne by 485,257 people, or 1 in 368. In Pakistan it is most prevalent in: Punjab, where 56 percent live, Sindh, where 20 percent live and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 13 percent live. Without taking into account Pakistan it is found in 65 countries. It also occurs in India, where 1 percent live and Saudi Arabia, where 1 percent live.

Yousaf Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Yousaf last name are 11.99% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 65.22% registered with the political party.

The amount Yousaf earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 19.14% less than the national average, earning 279,838 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 62.81% more than the national average, earning R 386,892 per year; in United States they earn 1.97% more than the national average, earning $44,000 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.11% less than the national average, earning $49,130 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Youssaf92322/
Yousaif92125/
Youseaf92123/
Yaousaf9253/
Yousaff9234/
Yousadf9226/
Yousasf9219/
Yousaaf9218/
Yoiusaf9215/
Yoousaf9213/
Youshaf9212/
Yousiaf9212/
Yousauf928/
Hyousaf927/
Yousafe925/
Yousafz924/
Youdsaf924/
Yoyusaf923/
Yhousaf922/
Yiousaf922/
Yousafh922/
Youusaf922/
Yousayf921/
Yoausaf921/
Uyousaf921/
Yusaf916,382/
Yousssaf861/
Youssauf860/
Yousof839,152/
Yoosaf831,176/
Yausaf83174/
Yusauf8353/
Yusaff8343/
Yussaf8340/
Yiusaf8316/
Yushaf8312/
Yousab8311/
Yaosaf8310/
Jousaf837/
Yusaif834/
Yuhsaf832/
Youzaf832/
Yusafe832/
Oyusaf831/
Youjaf831/
Yusaaf831/
Yusiaf831/
Yousav831/
Uyusaf831/
Youssof771,796/
Youseif771,340/
Yousouf77639/
Yousoff77121/
Yousoof7791/
Youshaw7729/
Yousofs7729/
Yousofe7711/
Yoosaff774/
Youssab774/
Yoossaf773/
Yaushaf771/
Yoosafh771/
Yooshaf771/
Yousaph771/
Yushapf771/
Yousiof771/
Youssaw771/
Yausaif771/
Yooosaf771/
Yusof7398,756/
Josaf734,237/
Jusaf7324/
Yusab7317/
Yusav735/
Iusaf732/
Yusaw732/
Youssouf71162,170/
Yousseif71777/
Youssuof719/
Yousouff713/
Youssoyf712/
Yusoff6751,800/
Yussof675,391/
Yusoof672,415/
Yusova671,996/
Yusaph67136/
Joshaf6775/
Yusouf6756/
Yusofe6756/
Yoosof6745/
Yousssouf6736/
Yushof6731/
Jausaf6730/
Yusoft6730/
Jouzaf6728/
Josauf6720/
Youssoufe6717/
Yushaw6717/
Youssouff6715/
Yusofh6715/
Joesaf6711/
Josafh6710/
Jossaf679/
Yousob679/
Yusotf676/
Yausof675/
Yuseuf674/
Yusofp674/
Yusuof673/
Yoiussouf673/
Yusoif673/
Yusopf673/
Jhosaf672/
Yioussouf672/
Yuseif672/
Josaff671/
Yusowf671/
Jusafe671/
Josaif671/
Joseaf671/
Jushaf671/
Uyoussouf671/
Yooussouf671/
Yusiof671/
Youussouf671/
Eyosof671/
Youcof671/
Yusofs671/
Yusosf671/
Yuzaff671/
Yiusof671/

Yousaf Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Yousaf in the Hindi language
यूसफyusapha-

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Footnotes

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