Yousssouf Surname
Approximately 36 people bear this surname
Yousssouf Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 22 | 1:872,364 | 19,806 |
| Chad | 9 | 1:1,510,244 | 5,402 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Comoros | 1 | 1:749,524 | 685 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
Yousssouf (57) may also be a first name.
Yousssouf Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yousssouf Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Yousssouf (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻳﻮﺳﻒ) is held by more people in Niger than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Yousssouf? popularity and diffusion
It is the 3,274,477th most frequent last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 202,431,831 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Yousssouf live; 94 percent live in West Africa and 89 percent live in Chadic Africa. It is also the 1,308,380th most prevalent forename internationally, held by 57 people.
It is most frequently held in Niger, where it is held by 22 people, or 1 in 872,364. In Niger Yousssouf is mostly found in: Tahoua Region, where 50 percent reside, Tillabéri Region, where 32 percent reside and Zinder Region, where 9 percent reside. Without taking into account Niger this last name exists in 6 countries. It is also common in Chad, where 25 percent reside and Algeria, where 3 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Yousssouf Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Yousssouf in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻳﻮﺳﻒ | ywsf | - |
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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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- 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 Yousssouf
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