Yussuf Surname
Approximately 240,324 people bear this surname
Yussuf Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Somalia | 113,421 | 1:119 | 18 |
| Kenya | 64,452 | 1:717 | 107 |
| Ethiopia | 20,927 | 1:4,661 | 748 |
| Nigeria | 13,717 | 1:12,914 | 1,306 |
| Tanzania | 13,199 | 1:4,011 | 559 |
| Mozambique | 4,944 | 1:5,514 | 1,220 |
| Sudan | 4,760 | 1:7,880 | 1,122 |
| Egypt | 824 | 1:111,573 | 9,244 |
| Ghana | 623 | 1:43,372 | 4,874 |
| Saudi Arabia | 477 | 1:64,687 | 9,689 |
| Malaysia | 414 | 1:71,242 | 5,165 |
| England | 396 | 1:140,702 | 13,671 |
| Bangladesh | 360 | 1:442,658 | 11,259 |
| United States | 354 | 1:1,023,895 | 75,330 |
| Morocco | 170 | 1:202,801 | 34,956 |
| DR Congo | 157 | 1:470,571 | 38,110 |
| Canada | 135 | 1:272,930 | 25,634 |
| Malawi | 131 | 1:130,680 | 14,293 |
| Bahrain | 103 | 1:13,093 | 2,472 |
| Djibouti | 100 | 1:9,149 | 584 |
| Sweden | 93 | 1:105,879 | 7,628 |
| Guyana | 62 | 1:12,294 | 1,744 |
| Kuwait | 48 | 1:79,181 | 9,331 |
| South Africa | 42 | 1:1,289,945 | 71,309 |
| Rwanda | 36 | 1:315,694 | 1,449 |
| Denmark | 34 | 1:166,021 | 14,242 |
| Netherlands | 29 | 1:582,316 | 51,332 |
| India | 28 | 1:27,395,192 | 354,286 |
| Norway | 26 | 1:197,780 | 22,769 |
| Niger | 23 | 1:834,436 | 19,133 |
| Australia | 16 | 1:1,687,231 | 81,699 |
| Qatar | 16 | 1:147,375 | 16,023 |
| Iraq | 16 | 1:2,188,853 | 19,343 |
| Germany | 12 | 1:6,708,788 | 223,026 |
| United Arab Emirates | 11 | 1:832,934 | 27,512 |
| Scotland | 10 | 1:535,382 | 20,332 |
| Indonesia | 10 | 1:13,224,919 | 434,432 |
| France | 10 | 1:6,642,272 | 293,169 |
| Wales | 10 | 1:309,453 | 16,869 |
| South Sudan | 9 | 1:1,268,342 | 1,210 |
| Burundi | 9 | 1:1,089,428 | 846 |
| Brazil | 9 | 1:23,786,037 | 375,389 |
| Russia | 8 | 1:18,015,382 | 436,635 |
| Uganda | 7 | 1:5,577,040 | 114,218 |
| Iceland | 6 | 1:63,348 | 4,218 |
| Syria | 6 | 1:3,216,837 | 11,326 |
| Angola | 4 | 1:6,747,304 | 6,999 |
| Turkey | 4 | 1:19,455,356 | 155,681 |
| Libya | 4 | 1:1,560,994 | 3,087 |
| Cameroon | 4 | 1:5,192,267 | 135,173 |
| Brunei | 4 | 1:104,683 | 2,048 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Finland | 3 | 1:1,832,234 | 57,803 |
| Guinea | 3 | 1:3,944,606 | 2,522 |
| Pakistan | 3 | 1:59,547,962 | 132,569 |
| Zambia | 2 | 1:7,924,961 | 45,994 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Ivory Coast | 2 | 1:11,535,616 | 61,806 |
| Namibia | 2 | 1:1,204,700 | 16,113 |
| Lebanon | 2 | 1:2,818,542 | 25,087 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Suriname | 1 | 1:552,616 | 9,664 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Eritrea | 1 | 1:4,751,901 | 911 |
| Comoros | 1 | 1:749,524 | 685 |
| Somaliland | 1 | 1:3,500,182 | 1,592 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Gambia | 1 | 1:1,923,451 | 1,043 |
| Saint Lucia | 1 | 1:178,781 | 3,800 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Seychelles | 1 | 1:92,393 | 1,532 |
| Sierra Leone | 1 | 1:7,089,631 | 1,533 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
Yussuf (161,867) may also be a first name.
Yussuf Demographics
Yussuf Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Yussuf Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yussuf Come From? nationality or country of origin
Yussuf (Marathi: युसुफ, Oriya: ୟୁସୁଫ୍, Russian: Юссуф) is borne by more people in Somalia than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Yussuf.
How Common Is The Last Name Yussuf? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,284th most prevalent last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 30,324 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Yussuf live; 88 percent live in East Africa and 70 percent live in Cushitic Africa. Yussuf is also the 6,497th most commonly occurring first name in the world, borne by 161,867 people.
It is most frequent in Somalia, where it is carried by 113,421 people, or 1 in 119. Apart from Somalia it exists in 90 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 27 percent are found and Ethiopia, where 9 percent are found.
Yussuf Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Yussuf last name is predominantly Muslim (95%) in Kenya and Muslim (86%) in Nigeria.
In The United States Yussuf are 19.27% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 72.5% registered with the party.
The amount Yussuf earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 41.48% less than the national average, earning 202,540 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 46.03% less than the national average, earning R 128,256 per year; in United States they earn 24.18% less than the national average, earning $32,716 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.15% less than the national average, earning $41,660 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Yussuf Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Yussuf in the Oriya language | ||
| ୟୁସୁଫ୍ | yusuph | - |
| Yussuf in the Marathi language | ||
| युसुफ | yusupha | 75 |
| यूसूफ | yusupha | 12.5 |
| युसूफ | yusupha | 12.5 |
| Yussuf in the Russian language | ||
| Юссуф | ussuf | - |
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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
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