Youssafa Surname
Approximately 39 people bear this surname
Youssafa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 25 | 1:830,763 | 57,125 |
| Niger | 12 | 1:1,599,335 | 32,126 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
Youssafa (56) may also be a first name.
Youssafa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Youssafa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Youssafa is more commonly found in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Youssafa click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Youssafa? popularity and diffusion
The last name Youssafa is the 3,141,416th most numerous surname globally, held by around 1 in 186,860,152 people. The last name Youssafa is predominantly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Youssafa reside; 72 percent reside in West Africa and 38 percent reside in Chadic Africa. Youssafa is also the 1,321,957th most commonly occurring forename world-wide, borne by 56 people.
The last name is most commonly used in Cameroon, where it is borne by 25 people, or 1 in 830,763. In Cameroon it is most common in: Far North Region, where 60 percent live, North Region, where 16 percent live and Centre Region, where 8 percent live. Not including Cameroon this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Niger, where 31 percent live and Burkina Faso, where 3 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yousafa | 93 | 7 | / |
| Yussafa | 93 | 4 | / |
| Youssauffa | 89 | 1 | / |
| Youssofa | 88 | 10 | / |
| Youssafi | 88 | 6 | / |
| Yousafat | 88 | 1 | / |
| Yusafa | 86 | 32 | / |
| Youssoufa | 82 | 42,590 | / |
| Youssoifa | 82 | 1 | / |
| Yousafi | 80 | 603 | / |
| Yousafe | 80 | 5 | / |
| Yousofa | 80 | 3 | / |
| Yusaffa | 80 | 3 | / |
| Yusaifa | 80 | 2 | / |
| Yousafy | 80 | 2 | / |
| Yushafa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Youssouffa | 78 | 139 | / |
| Yousssoufa | 78 | 13 | / |
| Yaoussoufa | 78 | 2 | / |
| Yoyussoufa | 78 | 2 | / |
| Yoiussoufa | 78 | 1 | / |
| Youssoufaa | 78 | 1 | / |
| Yooussoufa | 78 | 1 | / |
| Yousoufa | 75 | 342 | / |
| Youssofi | 75 | 218 | / |
| Yusaifah | 75 | 18 | / |
| Yousaffi | 75 | 3 | / |
| Yussoufa | 75 | 2 | / |
| Youseafi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Yousafiz | 75 | 1 | / |
| Yousafer | 75 | 1 | / |
| Yousafee | 75 | 1 | / |
| Youssoufi | 71 | 7,251 | / |
| Josafa | 71 | 915 | / |
| Yusofa | 71 | 64 | / |
| Youssoufe | 71 | 17 | / |
| Youssoffi | 71 | 4 | / |
| Youssoufo | 71 | 4 | / |
| Joussoufa | 71 | 3 | / |
| Youssofou | 71 | 3 | / |
| Yousouffa | 71 | 2 | / |
| Youusoufa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Yousgoufa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Youssoufou | 67 | 4,057 | / |
| Yousofi | 67 | 430 | / |
| Youssoupha | 67 | 415 | / |
| Yousofy | 67 | 40 | / |
| Josafaa | 67 | 11 | / |
| Yousofe | 67 | 11 | / |
| Youssouffi | 67 | 8 | / |
| Yushofa | 67 | 6 | / |
| Joshafa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Youssouffe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Yousssoufi | 67 | 3 | / |
| Yoosafi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Josafau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jusafaj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yusiofa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jhosafa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yooussoufi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yousseifou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Youssoffou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Youssoufoa | 67 | 1 | / |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Youssafa
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