Yousef Surname

674th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 812,533 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Syria

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

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt274,0501:33526
Iraq166,2511:21136
Syria154,0201:12519
Yemen37,2821:709100
Saudi Arabia36,3321:84955
Jordan29,0161:30524
Iran25,8781:2,967386
Lebanon21,1071:26718
Sudan19,3201:1,942275
Libya15,7531:39668
United Arab Emirates7,7061:1,189141
Kuwait7,4721:50939
Palestine6,4631:70481
United States2,1091:171,86317,330
Ethiopia1,2881:75,7357,282
India1,1841:647,85930,607
Sweden9841:10,007883
Pakistan8241:216,8015,153
Qatar7741:3,047286
Oman7131:5,172734
Morocco6131:56,2429,319
Bahrain5291:2,549407
England3811:146,24214,079
Canada3291:111,99311,960
Tunisia2781:2,196264
Algeria2291:168,69721,190
Brazil1831:1,169,80540,589
Germany1831:439,92139,335
Mauritania1791:22,8762,019
Spain1301:359,63120,401
Australia1121:241,03322,440
Netherlands1041:162,37723,863
Venezuela661:457,6389,047
Denmark621:91,0448,699
France531:1,253,259128,888
Belgium461:249,92730,800
Malaysia421:702,24333,141
Norway411:125,42216,333
Chile381:463,59112,075
Thailand321:2,207,448250,768
New Zealand311:146,07517,002
Russia311:4,649,131213,487
Austria271:315,38635,058
Afghanistan261:1,236,66110,825
Italy251:2,446,26894,040
Greece201:553,99069,165
Hungary191:516,64632,401
Wales171:182,03112,022
Philippines161:6,327,389184,366
Scotland121:446,15118,166
Nigeria111:16,103,887259,204
Angola91:2,998,8024,903
Antigua and Barbuda91:11,0191,084
Bangladesh91:17,706,30813,537
China71:195,331,65210,124
Turkey61:12,970,237144,247
Argentina51:8,548,683204,003
Panama51:782,45211,059
Poland51:7,601,750167,855
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Trinidad and Tobago51:272,79511,064
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
Honduras41:2,204,1106,397
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Somaliland41:875,0461,198
Ukraine41:11,380,674331,818
Cyprus31:294,9598,690
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
United States Virgin Islands31:36,7924,502
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Burkina Faso21:9,176,05023,741
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Maldives21:202,0864,973
Puerto Rico21:1,775,0706,602
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Djibouti11:914,9321,612
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

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.

- youcef

Yousef Last Name Facts

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

The last name Yousef (Arabic: يوشف, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻳﻮﺳﻒ, Marathi: योसेफ) is held by more people in Egypt than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Yousef? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 674th most common last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 8,969 people. It is mostly found in Asia, where 61 percent of Yousef live; 58 percent live in West Asia and 46 percent live in Levant. Yousef is also the 911th most commonly held first name throughout the world. It is borne by 986,601 people.

The surname Yousef is most frequently occurring in Egypt, where it is borne by 274,050 people, or 1 in 335. Other than Egypt this last name exists in 100 countries. It is also common in Iraq, where 20 percent reside and Syria, where 19 percent reside.

Yousef Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is chiefly 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 national 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Youssef92287,807/
Youseef925,113/
Yousief921,509/
Youseif921,340/
Youseff92929/
Youusef92215/
Youseaf92123/
Yousefe927/
Yoousef925/
Yoyusef924/
Yaousef923/
Youshef922/
Yousefı921/
Oyousef921/
Hyousef921/
Yusef913,678/
Youssief86802/
Yousseif86777/
Yousseff86304/
Youssefs8639/
Yousseef8611/
Youssefe862/
Yoyussef861/
Yousscef861/
Youussef861/
Yooussef861/
Yousif83499,525/
Youcef8311,200/
Yussef832,083/
Jousef83350/
Yoosef83336/
Yuseef83156/
Yuseff83146/
Yousyf8312/
Yausef837/
Jyusef836/
Yuseuf834/
Yusief834/
Yiusef832/
Yuseif832/
Youseb831/
Yousev831/
Yushef831/
Hyusef831/
Yhosef831/
Yougef831/
Hajyousef809/
Yousefová801/
Youssefss801/
Yo'uussef801/
Youssif7730,612/
Youseph77271/
Yousiff77133/
Yousaif77125/
Joussef7790/
Giousef7780/
Yousuif7733/
Yusseff7731/
Yousife7721/
Yaousif7718/
Youseva7716/
Yusseif7710/
Ioussef776/
Youssev775/
Yoossef775/
Youcefe774/
Youseeb774/
Yaussef773/
Yousuyf772/
Youshif772/
Yausief771/
Yiousif771/
Yoosepf771/
Yoyusif771/
Uyousif771/
Yaoucef771/
Yioucef771/
Yusieff771/
Yousayf771/
Yousidf771/
Yousihf771/
Yousseb771/
Yousséf771/
Yhousif771/
Youusif771/
Yoousif771/
Youceef771/
Yoiusif771/
Jouseff771/
Jouseif771/
Youssefová757/
Hajyoussef756/
Yusif73126,572/
Josef7313,793/
Jusef73299/
Yusev73188/
Yusyf7385/
Iusef7348/
Yuzef7311/
Yucef734/
Yuseb733/
Eosef731/
Yousseph7142/
Youcheff7116/
Youssife7110/
Youssiff714/
Youssoyf712/
Hajyusef712/
Yousiffe711/
Youseeph711/
Yousoujf711/
Gioussef711/
Youussif711/
Yussif6737,955/
Yuseva67323/
Jozsef67315/
Joshef67174/
Yousib67150/
Joseff67117/
Yutsev67105/
Yuseev6792/
Yushev6770/
Yuseph6769/
Yoosif6769/
Josefh6765/
Yausif6754/
Yusiff6744/
Josepf6739/
Yusuif6739/
Jossef6733/
Jousif6728/
Jausef6724/
Youtcheff6721/
Joszef6717/
Yusiev6714/
Hajyousif6714/
Joseef6713/
Joesef6710/
Yiusif6710/
Yousifová679/
Joucef678/
Josief677/
Jusefe677/
Juseff677/
Yuceff675/
Jussef674/
Yusaif674/
Yusife674/
Yiucef673/
Yusuyf673/
Hyusev673/
Yaosif673/
Jouzef673/
Yusoif673/
Youcif672/
Yussyf672/
Youssouyf672/
Jjosef672/
Yaucef672/
Yushif671/
Jushef671/
Ojosef671/
Ajosef671/
Youcefová671/
Yougif671/
Joseif671/
Iussef671/
Joseaf671/
Joyouseph671/
Yusifs671/
Yuzeff671/
Youssephe671/
Iusefe671/
Juseef671/

Yousef Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Yousef in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻳﻮﺳﻒywsf-
Yousef in the Marathi language
योसेफyosepha-
Yousef in the Arabic language
يوشفywshf-
يوسفywsf-

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