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 Yousef Salary in
United States
$45,170 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Yousef Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yousef Come From? nationality or country of origin
Yousef (Arabic: يوشف, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻳﻮﺳﻒ, Marathi: योसेफ) has its highest incidence in Egypt. It may also appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Yousef? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 674th most frequently used last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 8,969 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 61 percent of Yousef are found; 58 percent are found in West Asia and 46 percent are found in Levant. It is also the 911th most frequently used first name internationally, borne by 986,601 people.
It is most commonly occurring in Egypt, where it is borne by 274,050 people, or 1 in 335. Outside of 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 holding the surname is principally Maronite (33%) in Lebanon.
In The United States those holding the Yousef surname are 4.11% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 57.34% being 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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