Yousef Surname
Approximately 812,533 people bear this surname
Yousef Surname User-submission:
This name is a name of messenger who came before Mohamed. He has a great story. Some people spell it Yousef in Arabic (يوسف); in English it's Joseph.
Yousef Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt | 274,050 | 1:335 | 26 |
| Iraq | 166,251 | 1:211 | 36 |
| Syria | 154,020 | 1:125 | 19 |
| Yemen | 37,282 | 1:709 | 100 |
| Saudi Arabia | 36,332 | 1:849 | 55 |
| Jordan | 29,016 | 1:305 | 24 |
| Iran | 25,878 | 1:2,967 | 386 |
| Lebanon | 21,107 | 1:267 | 18 |
| Sudan | 19,320 | 1:1,942 | 275 |
| Libya | 15,753 | 1:396 | 68 |
| United Arab Emirates | 7,706 | 1:1,189 | 141 |
| Kuwait | 7,472 | 1:509 | 39 |
| Palestine | 6,463 | 1:704 | 81 |
| United States | 2,109 | 1:171,863 | 17,330 |
| Ethiopia | 1,288 | 1:75,735 | 7,282 |
| India | 1,184 | 1:647,859 | 30,607 |
| Sweden | 984 | 1:10,007 | 883 |
| Pakistan | 824 | 1:216,801 | 5,153 |
| Qatar | 774 | 1:3,047 | 286 |
| Oman | 713 | 1:5,172 | 734 |
| Morocco | 613 | 1:56,242 | 9,319 |
| Bahrain | 529 | 1:2,549 | 407 |
| England | 381 | 1:146,242 | 14,079 |
| Canada | 329 | 1:111,993 | 11,960 |
| Tunisia | 278 | 1:2,196 | 264 |
| Algeria | 229 | 1:168,697 | 21,190 |
| Brazil | 183 | 1:1,169,805 | 40,589 |
| Germany | 183 | 1:439,921 | 39,335 |
| Mauritania | 179 | 1:22,876 | 2,019 |
| Spain | 130 | 1:359,631 | 20,401 |
| Australia | 112 | 1:241,033 | 22,440 |
| Netherlands | 104 | 1:162,377 | 23,863 |
| Venezuela | 66 | 1:457,638 | 9,047 |
| Denmark | 62 | 1:91,044 | 8,699 |
| France | 53 | 1:1,253,259 | 128,888 |
| Belgium | 46 | 1:249,927 | 30,800 |
| Malaysia | 42 | 1:702,243 | 33,141 |
| Norway | 41 | 1:125,422 | 16,333 |
| Chile | 38 | 1:463,591 | 12,075 |
| Thailand | 32 | 1:2,207,448 | 250,768 |
| New Zealand | 31 | 1:146,075 | 17,002 |
| Russia | 31 | 1:4,649,131 | 213,487 |
| Austria | 27 | 1:315,386 | 35,058 |
| Afghanistan | 26 | 1:1,236,661 | 10,825 |
| Italy | 25 | 1:2,446,268 | 94,040 |
| Greece | 20 | 1:553,990 | 69,165 |
| Hungary | 19 | 1:516,646 | 32,401 |
| Wales | 17 | 1:182,031 | 12,022 |
| Philippines | 16 | 1:6,327,389 | 184,366 |
| Scotland | 12 | 1:446,151 | 18,166 |
| Nigeria | 11 | 1:16,103,887 | 259,204 |
| Angola | 9 | 1:2,998,802 | 4,903 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 9 | 1:11,019 | 1,084 |
| Bangladesh | 9 | 1:17,706,308 | 13,537 |
| China | 7 | 1:195,331,652 | 10,124 |
| Turkey | 6 | 1:12,970,237 | 144,247 |
| Argentina | 5 | 1:8,548,683 | 204,003 |
| Panama | 5 | 1:782,452 | 11,059 |
| Poland | 5 | 1:7,601,750 | 167,855 |
| South Africa | 5 | 1:10,835,541 | 204,227 |
| Switzerland | 5 | 1:1,642,583 | 87,307 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 5 | 1:272,795 | 11,064 |
| Finland | 4 | 1:1,374,176 | 50,379 |
| Honduras | 4 | 1:2,204,110 | 6,397 |
| Hong Kong | 4 | 1:1,833,871 | 6,220 |
| Israel | 4 | 1:2,139,408 | 95,907 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Somaliland | 4 | 1:875,046 | 1,198 |
| Ukraine | 4 | 1:11,380,674 | 331,818 |
| Cyprus | 3 | 1:294,959 | 8,690 |
| Czechia | 3 | 1:3,544,490 | 144,714 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 3 | 1:36,792 | 4,502 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Bulgaria | 2 | 1:3,489,452 | 64,958 |
| Burkina Faso | 2 | 1:9,176,050 | 23,741 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Maldives | 2 | 1:202,086 | 4,973 |
| Puerto Rico | 2 | 1:1,775,070 | 6,602 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Djibouti | 1 | 1:914,932 | 1,612 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Guinea | 1 | 1:11,833,817 | 3,268 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Montenegro | 1 | 1:639,565 | 9,092 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Seychelles | 1 | 1:92,393 | 1,532 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Yousef (986,601) may also be a first name.
Yousef Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
This name is a name of messenger who came before Mohamed. He has a great story. Some people spell it Yousef in Arabic (يوسف); in English it's Joseph.
- youcefYousef Demographics
Average Male Yousef Height
172.42 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Yousef Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yousef Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Yousef (Arabic: يوشف, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻳﻮﺳﻒ, Marathi: योसेफ) occurs more in Egypt more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Yousef? popularity and diffusion
It is the 674th most frequently held family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 8,969 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 61 percent of Yousef live; 58 percent live in West Asia and 46 percent live in Levant. It is also the 911th most prevalent given name world-wide. It is borne by 986,601 people.
The last name is most common in Egypt, where it is borne by 274,050 people, or 1 in 335. Not including Egypt this last name occurs in 100 countries. It is also common in Iraq, where 20 percent live and Syria, where 19 percent live.
Yousef Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Yousef surname is primarily Maronite (33%) in Lebanon.
In The United States those holding the Yousef last name are 4.11% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 57.34% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Yousef earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 83.07% less than the national average, earning €5,084 per year; in Norway they earn 17.08% less than the national average, earning 286,970 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 25.29% less than the national average, earning R 177,540 per year; in United States they earn 4.68% more than the national average, earning $45,170 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.87% more than the national average, earning $52,600 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Yousef Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Yousef in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻳﻮﺳﻒ | ywsf | - |
| Yousef in the Marathi language | ||
| योसेफ | yosepha | - |
| Yousef in the Arabic language | ||
| يوشف | ywshf | - |
| يوسف | ywsf | - |
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