Yusif Surname

4,444th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 126,572 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Yusif Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yusif Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria114,9651:1,541201
Sudan6,1601:6,089887
Ghana3,3941:7,9611,074
Egypt8241:111,5739,244
Saudi Arabia4771:64,6879,689
Pakistan2781:642,6049,994
Azerbaijan1271:75,9772,942
Puerto Rico521:68,2721,339
United States501:7,249,179331,838
India361:21,307,372304,812
Argentina221:1,942,88297,983
Iraq211:1,667,69816,789
Sweden201:492,33835,486
Russia191:7,585,424283,555
Malaysia191:1,552,32864,490
England181:3,095,448105,421
Somalia91:1,494,6733,608
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
Indonesia81:16,531,149488,268
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Jordan31:2,947,47921,051
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Syria21:9,650,51117,817
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Niger21:9,596,00886,358
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
France11:66,422,722504,397
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Israel11:8,557,634182,558

Yusif (140,343) may also be a first name.

Yusif Last Name Facts

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

The surname Yusif (Hindi: यूसिफ, Marathi: युसीफ, Russian: Юсиф) is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Yusif click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yusif? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 4,444th most frequent family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 57,576 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Yusif live; 94 percent live in West Africa and 94 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Yusif is also the 7,454th most widely held given name throughout the world, borne by 140,343 people.

It is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 114,965 people, or 1 in 1,541. In Nigeria it is most common in: Kano, where 47 percent reside, Jigawa, where 25 percent reside and Katsina, where 18 percent reside. Other than Nigeria Yusif exists in 53 countries. It also occurs in Sudan, where 5 percent reside and Ghana, where 3 percent reside.

Yusif Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Yusif last name is primarily Muslim (100%) in Russia and Muslim (97%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those bearing the Yusif surname are 6.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 60% being registered with the political party.

The amount Yusif earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 4.4% less than the national average, earning $41,250 USD per year and in Canada they earn 36.75% less than the national average, earning $31,423 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yousif91499,525/
Yussif9137,955/
Yusiff9144/
Yusuif9139/
Yiusif9110/
Yusife914/
Yusaif914/
Yusief914/
Yusoif913/
Yuseif912/
Yushif911/
Yusifs911/
Youssif8330,612/
Yousief831,509/
Youseif831,340/
Yousiff83133/
Yousaif83125/
Yousuif8333/
Yaousif8318/
Yusseif8310/
Yussife834/
Youshif832/
Yussiff832/
Yhousif831/
Uyousif831/
Yussuif831/
Yusieff831/
Yoyusif831/
Yiousif831/
Youusif831/
Yoousif831/
Yousihf831/
Yusoiff831/
Yoiusif831/
Yusef803,678/
Yusyf8085/
Jusif8019/
Iusif8013/
Yusiw806/
Yusib806/
Yucif802/
Yusiv802/
Yusifova7723,864/
Yousseif77777/
Youssiff774/
Youussif771/
Yousef73812,533/
Yussef732,083/
Yuseef73156/
Yuseff73146/
Jousif7328/
Jussif7322/
Yusiev7314/
Yousyf7312/
Jyusef736/
Yuseuf734/
Yusiph733/
Yusuyf733/
Yiusef732/
Jausif732/
Youcif732/
Yussyf732/
Yushef731/
Hyusef731/
Yusuib731/
Youssef67287,807/
Youseef675,113/
Youseff67929/
Youusef67215/
Youseaf67123/
Yusseff6731/
Yousiph6711/
Ioussif6710/
Yaoosif676/
Yoousef675/
Yoyusef674/
Yaousef673/
Joussif672/
Giousif672/
Yousuyf672/
Youshef672/
Jouseif671/
Yussiph671/
Yushaib671/
Yushiov671/
Jusieff671/
Yousayf671/
Oyousef671/

Yusif Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Yusif in the Marathi language
युसीफyusipha90.91
युिसफ़yuisafa9.09
Yusif in the Hindi language
यूसिफyusipha63.79
युसिफyusipha32.76
युसिफ़yusifa1.72
Yusif in the Russian language
Юсифusif-

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