Youssef Surname

1,908th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 287,807 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Egypt

Youssef Surname User-submission:

A masculine name, originally Hebrew, the name of the prophet of Bani Israel, Joseph peace be upon him, and he was Joseph, son of Jacob, son of Isaac son of Abraham peace be upon them. It means: God gives and doubles, God increases.

Youssef Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt223,4681:41140
Saudi Arabia20,4321:1,510159
Morocco16,0521:2,148154
Libya5,5351:1,128293
United States3,9891:90,86510,209
Sudan3,3601:11,1641,574
Iran1,8731:40,9944,755
Canada1,4341:25,6943,454
Mauritania1,0761:3,806460
Kuwait1,0701:3,552476
Sweden1,0031:9,817874
United Arab Emirates8721:10,5071,314
Australia8221:32,8414,339
Qatar7831:3,011284
France7411:89,63912,886
Syria7211:26,7701,830
England3921:142,13813,786
Brazil3651:586,50521,876
Ghana3461:78,0947,799
Tunisia3251:1,879197
Bahrain2791:4,834873
Germany2461:327,25832,551
Spain2271:205,95614,023
Austria2081:40,9406,572
Denmark2031:27,8062,876
Venezuela1991:151,7794,650
Oman1711:21,5671,924
Niger1611:119,2054,670
Netherlands1511:111,83617,874
Belgium1491:77,15912,193
Italy1201:509,63951,223
Algeria941:410,97434,699
Greece711:156,05325,589
New Zealand661:68,61110,369
Switzerland661:124,43812,477
Iraq631:555,8998,855
Thailand481:1,471,632200,579
Argentina371:1,155,22769,250
Senegal341:428,8041,999
Ivory Coast291:795,56021,349
Romania281:717,06748,956
Russia251:5,764,922242,644
Norway241:214,26224,079
Turkey241:3,242,55989,463
Czechia221:483,34051,393
Mexico211:5,910,77231,438
Lebanon181:313,17110,344
Malaysia181:1,638,56867,452
South Africa181:3,009,872112,058
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Ireland161:294,30910,207
Angola161:1,686,8263,823
Ethiopia161:6,096,64111,907
Cameroon141:1,483,50583,777
Chile141:1,258,32022,898
Cyprus141:63,2056,078
Ecuador141:1,136,13215,474
Nigeria131:13,626,366237,812
Belarus121:791,75562,255
Finland121:458,05828,977
Poland101:3,800,875132,137
Wales101:309,45316,869
Iceland91:42,2322,922
Serbia91:793,88326,061
Colombia81:5,971,75920,087
India81:95,883,173728,828
Scotland81:669,22723,443
China71:195,331,65210,124
Israel71:1,222,51968,299
Liberia61:734,75629,369
Paraguay61:1,206,12410,500
Philippines61:16,873,037249,062
Japan51:25,568,85950,629
Costa Rica41:1,195,0176,919
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Mali41:4,242,2592,433
Saint Lucia41:44,6952,207
Samoa41:48,452659
Burkina Faso31:6,117,36722,156
Trinidad and Tobago31:454,65814,297
Armenia21:1,465,09016,492
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Djibouti11:914,9321,612
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Northern Cyprus11:319,01110,202
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147

The alternate forms: Yousséf (1) are calculated separately.

Youssef (654,796) may also be a first name.

Youssef Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

A masculine name, originally Hebrew, the name of the prophet of Bani Israel, Joseph peace be upon him, and he was Joseph, son of Jacob, son of Isaac son of Abraham peace be upon them. It means: God gives and doubles, God increases.

- youssef7422

Youssef Last Name Facts

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

Youssef (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻳﻮﺳﻒ) is more frequently found in Egypt than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant: Yousséf. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Youssef? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,908th most numerous surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 25,321 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 87 percent of Youssef live; 86 percent live in North Africa and 81 percent live in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 1,493rd most common first name internationally. It is borne by 654,796 people.

This last name is most widespread in Egypt, where it is carried by 223,468 people, or 1 in 411. Other than Egypt it is found in 118 countries. It is also common in Saudi Arabia, where 7 percent reside and Morocco, where 6 percent reside.

Youssef Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Youssef surname are 2.82% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 56.05% registered with the party.

The amount Youssef earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 74.82% less than the national average, earning €7,561 per year; in Norway they earn 5.85% less than the national average, earning 325,850 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 22.21% more than the national average, earning R 290,424 per year; in Colombia they earn 0.72% less than the national average, earning $22,539,100 COP per year; in United States they earn 14.26% more than the national average, earning $49,301 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.49% more than the national average, earning $51,915 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yousséf951/
Youssief93802/
Yousseif93777/
Yousseff93304/
Youssefs9339/
Yousseef9311/
Youssefe932/
Yoyussef931/
Yousscef931/
Youussef931/
Yooussef931/
Yousef92812,533/
Yussef922,083/
Youssefss881/
Yo'uussef881/
Youssif8630,612/
Youseef865,113/
Yousief861,509/
Youseif861,340/
Youseff86929/
Youusef86215/
Youseaf86123/
Joussef8690/
Yusseff8631/
Yusseif8610/
Yousefe867/
Ioussef866/
Youssev865/
Yoousef865/
Yoossef865/
Yoyusef864/
Yaussef863/
Yaousef863/
Youshef862/
Yousefı861/
Yousseb861/
Oyousef861/
Hyousef861/
Yusef833,678/
Youssefová827/
Hajyoussef826/
Yousseph8042/
Youssife8010/
Youssiff804/
Youssoyf802/
Gioussef801/
Youussif801/
Yousif77499,525/
Yussif7737,955/
Youcef7711,200/
Jousef77350/
Yoosef77336/
Yuseef77156/
Yuseff77146/
Jossef7733/
Yousyf7712/
Yausef777/
Jyusef776/
Yuseuf774/
Yusief774/
Jussef774/
Yiusef772/
Yussyf772/
Yuseif772/
Youseb771/
Yousev771/
Yushef771/
Iussef771/
Hyusef771/
Yhosef771/
Hajyousef759/
Youssouyf752/
Yousefová751/
Youssephe751/
Youseph71271/
Yousiff71133/
Yousaif71125/
Giousef7180/
Yousuif7133/
Yousife7121/
Yaousif7118/
Youseva7116/
Josseff7116/
Ioussif7110/
Youcefe714/
Yussife714/
Youseeb714/
Yussiff712/
Yousuyf712/
Jusseff712/
Joussif712/
Youshif712/
Yausief711/
Yiousif711/
Yoosepf711/
Yoyusif711/
Yussuif711/
Uyousif711/
Yaoucef711/
Yioucef711/
Iaussef711/
Joessef711/
Yusieff711/
Yousayf711/
Yousidf711/
Yousihf711/
Yhousif711/
Youusif711/
Yoousif711/
Youceef711/
Yusseph711/
Yoiusif711/
Jouseff711/
Jouseif711/
Yusif67126,572/
Josef6713,793/
Jusef67299/
Yusev67188/
Yusyf6785/
Iusef6748/
Youcheff6716/
Yuzef6711/
Jousseph677/
Yucef674/
Yuseb673/
Hajyusef672/
Yousiffe671/
Youseeph671/
Yousoujf671/
Eosef671/
Jhosseff671/

Youssef Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Youssef in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻳﻮﺳﻒywsf99.68
ﻳﻮﺳﻴﻒywsyf0.16

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