Yussuf Surname

2,284th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 240,324 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Somalia
Highest density in:
Somalia

Yussuf Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yussuf Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Somalia113,4211:11918
Kenya64,4521:717107
Ethiopia20,9271:4,661748
Nigeria13,7171:12,9141,306
Tanzania13,1991:4,011559
Mozambique4,9441:5,5141,220
Sudan4,7601:7,8801,122
Egypt8241:111,5739,244
Ghana6231:43,3724,874
Saudi Arabia4771:64,6879,689
Malaysia4141:71,2425,165
England3961:140,70213,671
Bangladesh3601:442,65811,259
United States3541:1,023,89575,330
Morocco1701:202,80134,956
DR Congo1571:470,57138,110
Canada1351:272,93025,634
Malawi1311:130,68014,293
Bahrain1031:13,0932,472
Djibouti1001:9,149584
Sweden931:105,8797,628
Guyana621:12,2941,744
Kuwait481:79,1819,331
South Africa421:1,289,94571,309
Rwanda361:315,6941,449
Denmark341:166,02114,242
Netherlands291:582,31651,332
India281:27,395,192354,286
Norway261:197,78022,769
Niger231:834,43619,133
Australia161:1,687,23181,699
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Iraq161:2,188,85319,343
Germany121:6,708,788223,026
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
Scotland101:535,38220,332
Indonesia101:13,224,919434,432
France101:6,642,272293,169
Wales101:309,45316,869
South Sudan91:1,268,3421,210
Burundi91:1,089,428846
Brazil91:23,786,037375,389
Russia81:18,015,382436,635
Uganda71:5,577,040114,218
Iceland61:63,3484,218
Syria61:3,216,83711,326
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
Turkey41:19,455,356155,681
Libya41:1,560,9943,087
Cameroon41:5,192,267135,173
Brunei41:104,6832,048
China31:455,773,85521,925
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Guinea31:3,944,6062,522
Pakistan31:59,547,962132,569
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
Namibia21:1,204,70016,113
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Eritrea11:4,751,901911
Comoros11:749,524685
Somaliland11:3,500,1821,592
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Malta11:430,2723,380
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049

Yussuf (161,867) may also be a first name.

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Youssuf921,473/
Yussuff921,469/
Yussouf9279/
Yusssuf9210/
Yussuuf923/
Yussuif921/
Yussuft921/
Hyussuf921/
Yusuf911,801,864/
Youssouf86162,170/
Yussouff8614/
Youssuff865/
Yussufft862/
Yussuffe861/
Yoiussuf861/
Youssauf860/
Yousuf83669,356/
Yusuff8343,017/
Yusufe834,448/
Yiusuf831,426/
Yusuuf831,103/
Yususf831,000/
Yushuf83277/
Hyusuf83199/
Yusouf8356/
Yusauf8353/
Yusufs8340/
Yusuif8339/
Yusiuf8321/
Yhusuf8320/
Yusuft8314/
Yuhsuf8314/
Uyusuf8312/
Yusufh838/
Yuysuf835/
Jussuf835/
Yuseuf834/
Yudsuf834/
Yussub834/
Eyusuf833/
Yusuyf833/
Oyusuf833/
Yusufz833/
Yutsuf832/
Iussuf831/
Yuzsuf831/
Jyusuf831/
Yusupf831/
Yousssouf8036/
Youssouff8015/
Yoiussouf803/
Yioussouf802/
Uyoussouf801/
Yooussouf801/
Youussouf801/
Yussuph771,044/
Yousuff77916/
Yousouf77639/
Yusufsh77118/
Yousuif7733/
Yusouff7722/
Youshuf7720/
Yusufff7710/
Yusufhs779/
Yaousuf779/
Yousauf778/
Yiusuff776/
Yiousuf775/
Yususff775/
Yoousuf774/
Yusuuff774/
Yousuuf772/
Youusuf772/
Yousuyf772/
Giussuf772/
Yousufh771/
Yusupfh771/
Yusufft771/
Yusufss771/
Yoiusuf771/
Uyousuf771/
Yusufhh771/
Yusuffe771/
Iussufe771/
Jussufe771/
Jusuf735,689/
Yusub73903/
Iusuf73160/
Yusuv7326/
Yuzuf7311/
Yusuw731/
Yusufova717,536/
Ioussouf715/
Yousouff713/
Youssouv712/
Yusssuph712/
Hajyusuf711/
Yuszchuf711/
Yiossouf711/
Yousuffh711/
Yhussuph711/
Youssuph711/
Yusuph67109,022/
Jussub679,947/
Yusoof672,415/
Youssouph6727/
Jusuff677/
Yuzuff675/
Yushub674/
Jousuf673/
Yusuhv672/
Juusuf672/
Yushuv671/
Yusowf671/
Yusubh671/
Ioussouff671/
Giusuf671/
Yusuib671/

Yussuf Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Yussuf in the Oriya language
ୟୁସୁଫ୍yusuph-
Yussuf in the Marathi language
युसुफyusupha75
यूसूफyusupha12.5
युसूफyusupha12.5
Yussuf in the Russian language
Юссуфussuf-

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