Yousefi Surname

2,496th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 222,097 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Yousefi Surname User-submission:

The surname Yousefi means 'of Joseph' or 'son of Joseph'. It refers to members of the clan or tribe of Joseph, the son of Jacob, the grandson of Isaac, and great-grandson of Abraham (Yusuf ibn Ya'qub ibn 'Ishaq ibn 'Ibrahim in Arabic) according to Abrahamic scripture.

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Yousefi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran217,8721:35230
Afghanistan2,1121:15,224880
United States7341:493,81341,636
Canada3091:119,24112,570
Sweden2401:41,0283,277
Morocco1361:253,50142,794
England1211:460,48030,233
Germany851:947,12366,306
Denmark711:79,5037,759
Netherlands531:318,62637,214
Australia411:658,43245,385
Norway391:131,85317,004
United Arab Emirates311:295,55719,854
Kuwait291:131,05814,967
Iraq261:1,346,98715,017
France221:3,019,215204,848
Malaysia201:1,474,71161,770
Spain131:3,596,31069,669
Thailand131:5,433,719375,884
Finland101:549,67032,186
Switzerland91:912,54658,198
Austria91:946,15970,786
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Algeria81:4,828,94449,535
Russia71:20,589,008462,339
India61:127,844,230863,365
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Belgium51:2,299,329106,824
Turkey51:15,564,284149,633
South Korea51:10,248,0511,694
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
China41:341,830,39216,990
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Yemen21:13,212,64740,633
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Latvia21:1,025,02341,546
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Armenia21:1,465,09016,492
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Dominica11:75,891912
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Northern Cyprus11:319,01110,202
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372

Yousefi (6,345) may also be a first name.

Yousefi Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Yousefi means 'of Joseph' or 'son of Joseph'. It refers to members of the clan or tribe of Joseph, the son of Jacob, the grandson of Isaac, and great-grandson of Abraham (Yusuf ibn Ya'qub ibn 'Ishaq ibn 'Ibrahim in Arabic) according to Abrahamic scripture. In contrast to typical tribes, the tribe of Joseph - which was split into two tribes following him - represents the expansion of God's chosen people. Alternatively, it could refer to a family line descending from an ancestor called Yusuf, Yosef, or Yousef (romanized: Joseph).

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Yousefi (یوسفی) is an Iranian surname, which comes from the name Yousef and the suffix -i, which means 'being of', 'being from', or 'being related to'. It indicates patrilineal descent from a man named Yousef.

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Yousefi Last Name Facts

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

Yousefi (Arabic: يوسفي) has its highest incidence in Iran. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yousefi? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,496th most commonly held surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 32,812 people. The surname Yousefi is primarily found in Asia, where 99 percent of Yousefi live; 99 percent live in South Asia and 99 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Yousefi is also the 82,670th most prevalent first name worldwide, borne by 6,345 people.

The last name Yousefi is most frequently used in Iran, where it is held by 217,872 people, or 1 in 352. In Iran Yousefi is primarily concentrated in: Tehran Province, where 17 percent are found, Razavi Khorasan Province, where 9 percent are found and Mazandaran Province, where 6 percent are found. Excluding Iran it is found in 61 countries. It is also common in Afghanistan, where 1 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.

Yousefi Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Yousefi surname are 0.099999999999994% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 53.13% being registered with the political party.

The amount Yousefi earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 10.88% less than the national average, earning 308,443 kr per year; in United States they earn 17.07% more than the national average, earning $50,516 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.33% more than the national average, earning $52,829 CAD per year.

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Yousefi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Yousefi in the Arabic language
يوسفيywsfy-

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