Yousuf Surname

793rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 669,356 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Oman

Yousuf Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yousuf Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan261,5241:683109
Oman169,3251:222
Somaliland81,1771:438
Bangladesh74,0771:2,151206
India20,8241:36,8362,630
Saudi Arabia15,3831:2,006229
Sudan14,8401:2,528359
Ethiopia9,9811:9,7731,467
United Arab Emirates5,4841:1,671196
Somalia4,0681:3,307314
Egypt2,8681:32,0563,426
Sri Lanka1,6811:12,3791,773
Qatar1,5451:1,526119
United States1,3551:267,49725,163
Kuwait9551:3,980524
England8021:69,4748,024
Bahrain6761:1,995298
Canada4801:76,7628,638
Djibouti4491:2,038200
Iran1961:391,74825,289
Australia1941:139,15314,991
Malawi1571:109,03912,664
South Africa1481:366,06633,202
Sweden1281:76,9285,759
Hong Kong1121:65,4951,203
Thailand1061:666,399111,628
Malaysia921:320,58917,368
Iraq841:416,9247,373
Singapore731:75,4483,146
Nigeria661:2,683,98186,518
Germany421:1,916,797106,618
Afghanistan361:893,1448,921
Indonesia281:4,723,186228,527
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
Denmark271:209,06416,975
New Zealand251:181,13319,287
Maldives241:16,8401,162
Scotland231:232,77511,829
Norway211:244,87126,357
Syria201:965,0516,626
Zimbabwe201:771,91253,776
Netherlands171:993,36365,241
Ireland151:313,92910,911
Spain151:3,116,80265,296
Jordan111:803,85814,945
Brazil101:21,407,433350,627
Uganda101:3,903,92893,934
Venezuela91:3,356,00933,931
Philippines81:12,654,778228,986
China81:170,915,1968,932
Belgium81:1,437,08092,692
Wales71:442,07621,198
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
Italy61:10,192,781121,657
South Korea61:8,540,0431,433
Yemen61:4,404,21618,907
Japan51:25,568,85950,629
Poland51:7,601,750167,855
Rwanda41:2,841,2443,611
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Lebanon41:1,409,27119,641
Mozambique41:6,815,3924,272
Libya41:1,560,9943,087
Zambia31:5,283,30743,479
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
Burkina Faso31:6,117,36722,156
Liberia21:2,204,26840,131
Mauritius21:646,70813,517
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
France11:66,422,722504,397
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Grenada11:108,5351,793
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Palestine11:4,548,84918,388
Palau11:21,643223

Yousuf (190,029) may also be a first name.

Yousuf Last Name Facts

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

The surname Yousuf (Arabic: اليوسف, Hindi: यूसुफ, Marathi: युसुफ, Oriya: ୟୁସୁଫ) is found most frequently in Pakistan. It may occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Yousuf? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 793rd most widely held last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 10,887 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 83 percent of Yousuf reside; 54 percent reside in South Asia and 52 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 5,517th most common forename world-wide, held by 190,029 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Pakistan, where it is held by 261,524 people, or 1 in 683. In Pakistan it is most numerous in: Punjab, where 81 percent live, Sindh, where 14 percent live and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 2 percent live. Other than Pakistan this last name occurs in 94 countries. It is also common in Oman, where 25 percent live and Somaliland, where 12 percent live.

Yousuf Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Yousuf last name are 1.25% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 51.98% registered with the political party.

The amount Yousuf earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 42.29% less than the national average, earning 199,718 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 25.72% less than the national average, earning R 176,508 per year; in United States they earn 11.03% more than the national average, earning $47,910 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.15% less than the national average, earning $46,131 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Youssuf921,473/
Yousuff92916/
Yousouf92639/
Yousuif9233/
Youshuf9220/
Yousufs9218/
Yousufz9215/
Yaousuf929/
Yousauf928/
Yoususf927/
Yousufe927/
Yiousuf925/
Yoousuf924/
Youseuf924/
Yousuuf922/
Youusuf922/
Yousuyf922/
Yousufh921/
Yoiusuf921/
Uyousuf921/
Yousudf921/
Yusuf911,801,864/
Youssouf86162,170/
Youssuff865/
Yousouff863/
Yousseuf862/
Yousoujf861/
Yoiussuf861/
Yousuffh861/
Youssauf860/
Yussuf83240,324/
Yusuff8343,017/
Yoosuf8314,613/
Yusufe834,448/
Yiusuf831,426/
Yusuuf831,103/
Yususf831,000/
Yushuf83277/
Hyusuf83199/
Yausuf83151/
Yusauf8353/
Yousub8346/
Yusufs8340/
Yusuif8339/
Yusiuf8321/
Yhusuf8320/
Yusuft8314/
Yuhsuf8314/
Uyusuf8312/
Yusufh838/
Yuysuf835/
Yuseuf834/
Yudsuf834/
Eyusuf833/
Yusuyf833/
Oyusuf833/
Yusufz833/
Jousuf833/
Yutsuf832/
Yuzsuf831/
Jyusuf831/
Yusupf831/
Yousssouf8036/
Youssoufe8017/
Youssouff8015/
Yoiussouf803/
Youssouyf802/
Yioussouf802/
Uyoussouf801/
Yooussouf801/
Youussouf801/
Yussuff771,469/
Yoosuff771,002/
Yusufsh77118/
Yousoof7791/
Yousuph7780/
Yusssuf7710/
Yusufff7710/
Yusufhs779/
Yooshuf778/
Iousouf778/
Yiusuff776/
Yususff775/
Yusuuff774/
Yoossuf773/
Yussuuf773/
Yausuff773/
Yeoosuf771/
Yussuif771/
Yusupfh771/
Yusufft771/
Yussuft771/
Yusufss771/
Hyussuf771/
Yusufhh771/
Yusuffe771/
Youssouffe753/
Yousoufová751/
Yoouussouf751/
Jusuf735,689/
Yusub73903/
Iusuf73160/
Josuf7345/
Yusuv7326/
Yuzuf7311/
Yusuw731/
Yusufova717,536/
Giousouf71674/
Yousouph7112/
Youssoufova718/
Ioussouf715/
Youssouv712/
Yussufft712/
Hajyusuf711/
Yoossouf711/
Yoousuph711/
Yussuffe711/
Yuszchuf711/
Youssuph711/
Yusuph67109,022/
Yusoof672,415/
Yusouf6756/
Youssouph6727/
Yausub6725/
Josauf6720/
Jusuff677/
Josuff677/
Joesuf676/
Yuzuff675/
Jussuf675/
Yushub674/
Yussub674/
Joosuf674/
Yusuhv672/
Juusuf672/
Iussuf671/
Jhosuf671/
Yushuv671/
Yusowf671/
Yusubh671/
Ioussouff671/
Joshuf671/
Giusuf671/
Yusuib671/

Yousuf Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Yousuf in the Oriya language
ୟୁସୁଫyusupha77.78
ୟୁସୁଫ୍yusuph11.11
ୟୁସୁyusu5.56
ୟୁଶୁଫ୍yusuph5.56
Yousuf in the Marathi language
युसुफyusupha74.43
युसूफyusupha19.54
यूसूफyusupha2.87
यूसुफyusupha1.44
युसुफ़yusufa1.44
योसुफ़yosufa0.29
Yousuf in the Hindi language
यूसुफyusupha47.37
युसुफyusupha32.89
युसूफyusupha13.16
यूसूफyusupha5.26
यूसुफ़yusufa1.32
Yousuf in the Arabic language
اليوسفalywsf-

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