Youssou Surname

261,481st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,501 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Niger
Highest density in:
Niger

Youssou Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Youssou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Niger1,4311:13,412934
Cameroon501:415,38135,427
Benin71:1,476,51557,381
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Northern Cyprus11:319,01110,202
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Youssou (11,638) may also be a first name.

Youssou Last Name Facts

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

Youssou (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻳﻮﺳﻮ) occurs more in Niger more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Youssou.

How Common Is The Last Name Youssou? popularity and diffusion

The last name Youssou is the 261,481st most prevalent surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 4,855,127 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Youssou are found; 97 percent are found in West Africa and 96 percent are found in Chadic Africa. Youssou is also the 55,323rd most frequently occurring forename internationally, held by 11,638 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Niger, where it is held by 1,431 people, or 1 in 13,412. In Niger Youssou is mostly found in: Tillabéri Region, where 88 percent are found, Niamey Capital District, where 5 percent are found and Tahoua Region, where 2 percent are found. Without taking into account Niger it exists in 9 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 3 percent are found and Benin, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Youssous9322/
Yaoussou9316/
Youssouh937/
Yooussou932/
Youssoue932/
Yousdsou931/
Yousssou931/
Yoiussou931/
Yeoussou931/
Yousso92454/
Yousou92125/
Youssu922/
Youssouph8827/
Youssouha885/
Yououssou881/
Yehoussou881/
Ayossou86447/
Yousseu86404/
Yaossou865/
Eoussou863/
Youssus862/
Yousous861/
Oyossou861/
Youshou861/
Ioussou861/
Joussou861/
Yousout861/
Youssuo861/
Youssup861/
Youso83208/
Yusso83133/
Yousu8380/
Yussu8328/
Ehoussou804,200/
Yohossou8039/
Yahossou8030/
Joussouy8020/
Yousouph8012/
Ihoussou805/
Heoussou802/
Hoiussou801/
Yousseuh801/
Youssuph801/
Youssa771,907/
Ayosso771,048/
Yousuo77858/
Yousup77651/
Yussop77455/
Yussud77295/
Yussut77200/
Yousoh77193/
Jossou7765/
Yussup7741/
Yousop7739/
Yousus7734/
Yussus7722/
Youtso7721/
Yousas7720/
Yousos7714/
Yousue7711/
Yushsu776/
Yousuy774/
Yussau774/
Yussoh774/
Jousou773/
Jussou773/
Jousso773/
Yaussu772/
Yousho772/
Yousui772/
Yousoe772/
Yousud772/
Youshu772/
Yussos772/
Yausso771/
Ayosou771/
Youzou771/
Oyosso771/
Yusoup771/
Yussue771/
Yussuh771/
Youseu771/
Yousio771/
Yousuh771/
Yaosso771/
Yussod771/
Yussoe771/
Yousot771/
Yaousu771/
Joussouys7563/
Ehoussoud7521/
Yahoessou7520/
Jahoussou751/
Hehoussou751/
Ehouussou751/
Yuso734,868/
Yusu733,098/
Youssey712,069/
Yussuph711,044/
Youssei71228/
Joussot71165/
Youssai71163/
Youssah71114/
Yousuth7187/
Yousuph7180/
Youssay7144/
Youtsos7133/
Jaossou7129/
Yussoph7121/
Youchou7119/
Yaoussa7112/
Youssie7110/
Eyoussa7110/
Yousoph717/
Ojossou716/
Ajossou715/
Youssaï715/
Ehousou714/
Youshau713/
Youshui713/
Youshup711/
Juissou711/
Hayosso711/
Youssas711/
Youssee711/
Yousupp711/
Yoususs711/
Youtsas711/
Yusshau711/
Yushsau711/
Youshue711/
Ijossou711/
Jousseu711/
Youdssa711/
Yousass711/
Yousohs711/
Youssej711/
Yousssa711/
Youzoue711/
Yaouzou711/
Ehossou711/
Ehousso711/
Yussosh711/
Yusup6769,361/
Yusop6722,457/
Yusoh679,199/
Josso672,251/
Yousa671,381/
Yusui671,325/
Yusuh671,290/
Ayoso67659/
Yahoussa67514/
Yusau67401/
Yusus67343/
Jousseau67324/
Youtchou67179/
Youxu67165/
Yuseu67122/
Iusso6786/
Yussa6785/
Eosso6781/
Yusas6764/
Yousseye6763/
Yooso6756/
Yusut6755/
Yusot6750/
Yusoe6749/
Jossu6747/
Youssaye6746/
Yushu6745/
Yusud6743/
Yahouzou6743/
Yusod6743/
Yusuy6736/
Yusho6734/
Jahossou6734/
Yusos6733/
Yusoy6731/
Yusue6729/
Aihossou6724/
Yusoa6724/
Ojusu6723/
Yaoso6721/
Yauso6719/
Youzo6717/
Yusoo6716/
Yusuu6713/
Joussaud6713/
Oyusu6712/
Jusso679/
Yououssa678/
Yutsu677/
Yusuo677/
Yusiu676/
Yousseya676/
Uyoso675/
Yusoi675/
Josou674/
Yusgo674/
Yusuj673/
Yausu673/
Jussu673/
Eyusu673/
Yusuz672/
Yusssuph672/
Yousssey672/
Hehossou672/
Yusio672/
Hyusu671/
Iousouph671/
Yoousuph671/
Yousooph671/
Jouosseu671/
Jouso671/
Oyuso671/
Youchout671/
Youhouza671/
Yooussey671/
Youssayi671/
Yousseey671/
Yousseyy671/
Yoiussei671/
Yhussuph671/
Uyusu671/
Oyoso671/
Youshoos670/

Youssou Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Youssou in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻳﻮﺳﻮywsw50
ﻳﻮﺳﻒywsf50

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Youssou
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