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
The surname Yussuf (Marathi: युसुफ, Oriya: ୟୁସୁଫ୍, Russian: Юссуф) is more commonly found in Somalia than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Yussuf? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,284th most prevalent last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 30,324 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Yussuf reside; 88 percent reside in East Africa and 70 percent reside in Cushitic Africa. It is also the 6,497th most frequently occurring first name at a global level, held by 161,867 people.
Yussuf is most widespread in Somalia, where it is held by 113,421 people, or 1 in 119. Barring Somalia this last name is found in 90 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 27 percent reside and Ethiopia, where 9 percent reside.
Yussuf Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Yussuf surname is predominantly Muslim (95%) in Kenya and Muslim (86%) in Nigeria.
In The United States those holding the Yussuf surname are 19.27% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 72.5% registered with the political 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
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Yussuf
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