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    The surname Yousaf

    An Arabic surname, carried by 628 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex Y210

    Yousaf: #35,764 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Yousaf #35,764, 628 people Yousaf: #35,764 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#100Jimenez Yousaf #35,764, 628 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Yousaf is more common than 78% of them.

    Origin

    Arabic origin

    Variant of Youssef. From Urdu يوسف, from Arabic يُوسِف (yūsif), from Hebrew יוסף. This variant is mostly found in Pakistan.

    One of 179 Arabic surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 628 people named Yousaf in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 491,633 Americans. That is up 107% since 2000, when the Census counted 303.

    #35,764
    rank among US surnames
    628
    people in 2010
    0.2
    per 100,000 Americans
    +107.3%
    change since 2000 (was #61,855)

    Who is named Yousaf

    Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

    88% of people named Yousaf identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 5.1% as two or more races and 2.9% as white (not Hispanic).

    • Asian and Pacific Islander 88%
    • Two or more races 5.1%
    • White (not Hispanic) 2.9%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 2.7%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.3%

    Compare: most common surnames among Asian and Pacific Islander Americans.

    Famous Yousafs

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Humza Yousaf
      6th First Minister of Scotland, born 1985

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Yousaf

    Yousaf has the Soundex code Y210, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code Y210.

    Other Arabic surnames

    All 179 Arabic surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Yousaf come from?
    Variant of Youssef. From Urdu يوسف, from Arabic يُوسِف (yūsif), from Hebrew יוסף. This variant is mostly found in Pakistan.
    How common is the surname Yousaf?
    628 people in the United States had the surname Yousaf in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 491,633 Americans. It ranked 35,764th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Yousaf?
    In the 2010 Census, 88% of people named Yousaf identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 5.1% as two or more races.
    Who is the most famous person named Yousaf?
    Humza Yousaf, 6th First Minister of Scotland.
    Where is the surname Yousaf most common?
    Wikidata records people named Yousaf in the United Kingdom.
    Is the surname Yousaf getting more or less common?
    More common. 303 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 628 in 2010, up 107%.