How common is the surname Youssef?

3,700 people in the United States had the surname Youssef in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 83,445 Americans. It ranked 8,854th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Youssef?

Ramy Youssef, American stand-up comedian.

Where is the surname Youssef most common?

Wikidata records people named Youssef in the United States.

Is the surname Youssef getting more or less common?

More common. 2,273 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,700 in 2010, up 63%.

Is Youssef also a first name?

Yes. Youssef is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Youssef

An Arabic surname, carried by 3,700 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex Y210 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Youssef is more common than 94.5% of them.

Origin

Arabic origin

Borrowed from Arabic يُوسِف (yūsif).

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 3,700 people named Youssef in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 83,445 Americans. That is up 63% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,273.

#8,854

rank among US surnames

3,700

people in 2010

1.3

per 100,000 Americans

+62.8%

change since 2000 (was #12,502)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#8,848	Sweatt	3,703	83,377
#8,850	Dunston	3,702	83,400
#8,853	Marano	3,701	83,422
#8,854	Breault	3,700	83,445
#8,858	Kautz	3,699	83,467
#8,860	Licea	3,698	83,490
#8,861	Barbera	3,696	83,535

Who is named Youssef

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

89% of people named Youssef identified as white (not Hispanic), 4.8% as two or more races and 3.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 89%
Two or more races 4.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.3%
Black (not Hispanic) 1.6%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Youssefs

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Ramy Youssef
American stand-up comedian, born 1991

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Variant spellings

Surnames that sound like Youssef

Youssef 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 Youssef come from?: Borrowed from Arabic يُوسِف (yūsif).
How common is the surname Youssef?: 3,700 people in the United States had the surname Youssef in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 83,445 Americans. It ranked 8,854th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Youssef?: In the 2010 Census, 89% of people named Youssef identified as white (not Hispanic), and 4.8% as two or more races.
Who is the most famous person named Youssef?: Ramy Youssef, American stand-up comedian.
Where is the surname Youssef most common?: Wikidata records people named Youssef in the United States.
Is the surname Youssef getting more or less common?: More common. 2,273 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,700 in 2010, up 63%.
What are other spellings of Youssef?: Yousaf, Yousef and Yousuf.
Is Youssef also a first name?: Yes. Youssef is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.