Yusufa Surname

33,230th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15,982 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Yusufa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yusufa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria14,3421:12,3511,264
Cameroon1,3061:15,9032,168
Indonesia1911:692,40453,816
India1241:6,186,011143,436
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
Kyrgyzstan61:995,44257,680
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Niger11:19,192,017110,060

Yusufa (10,412) may also be a first name.

Yusufa Last Name Facts

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

Yusufa (Hindi: युसुफा, Marathi: युसुफा) is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yusufa? popularity and diffusion

The last name Yusufa is the 33,230th most widespread family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 455,985 people. The last name Yusufa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Yusufa are found; 90 percent are found in West Africa and 90 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Yusufa is also the 59,646th most widely held first name worldwide It is held by 10,412 people.

The surname is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is borne by 14,342 people, or 1 in 12,351. In Nigeria Yusufa is most frequent in: Zamfara, where 21 percent live, Kano, where 13 percent live and Katsina, where 9 percent live. Aside from Nigeria this last name is found in 9 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 8 percent live and Indonesia, where 1 percent live.

Yusufa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Yusufa surname is principally Muslim (97%) in Nigeria.

Phonetically Similar Names

Yusufa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Yusufa in the Hindi language
युसुफाyusupha47.62
युसूफाyusupha23.81
यूसूफाyusupha9.52
युसुफyusupha9.52
यूसूफ़yusufa4.76
यूसुफअलीyusupha'ali4.76
Yusufa in the Marathi language
युसुफाyusupha38.3
युसुफyusupha29.79
युसूफyusupha14.89
युसूफाyusupha10.64
यूसूफyusupha2.13
युसूफाअyusupha'a2.13
युसुपyusupa2.13

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Footnotes

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