How common is the surname Yusuf?

4,003 people in the United States had the surname Yusuf in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 77,129 Americans. It ranked 8,280th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Yusuf?

In the 2010 Census, 72% of people named Yusuf identified as Black (not Hispanic), and 15% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

Who is the most famous person named Yusuf?

Hamza Yusuf, American Islamic scholar (born 1958), followed by Mohammad Yusuf.

Where is the surname Yusuf most common?

Wikidata records people named Yusuf in the United States and Afghanistan.

Is the surname Yusuf getting more or less common?

More common. 1,760 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,003 in 2010, up 127%.

Is Yusuf also a first name?

Yes. Yusuf 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 Yusuf

A surname, carried by 4,003 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). Yusuf is more common than 94.9% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 4,003 people named Yusuf in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 77,129 Americans. That is up 127% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,760.

#8,280

rank among US surnames

4,003

people in 2010

1.4

per 100,000 Americans

+127.4%

change since 2000 (was #15,327)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#8,272	Stuck	4,008	77,032
#8,274	Hinojos	4,006	77,071
#8,277	Beadle	4,005	77,090
#8,280	Yusuf	4,003	77,129
#8,281	Wiser	4,002	77,148
#8,283	Obryant	4,001	77,167

Who is named Yusuf

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

72% of people named Yusuf identified as Black (not Hispanic), 15% as Asian and Pacific Islander and 7.1% as white (not Hispanic).

Black (not Hispanic) 72%
Asian and Pacific Islander 15%
White (not Hispanic) 7.1%
Two or more races 3.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among Black Americans.

Famous Yusufs

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Hamza Yusuf
American Islamic scholar (born 1958)
Mohammad Yusuf
Afghan politician (1917-1998)

Notable Yusufs come mostly from the United States (1) and Afghanistan (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Yusuf

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

Questions

How common is the surname Yusuf?: 4,003 people in the United States had the surname Yusuf in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 77,129 Americans. It ranked 8,280th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Yusuf?: In the 2010 Census, 72% of people named Yusuf identified as Black (not Hispanic), and 15% as Asian and Pacific Islander.
Who is the most famous person named Yusuf?: Hamza Yusuf, American Islamic scholar (born 1958), followed by Mohammad Yusuf.
Where is the surname Yusuf most common?: Wikidata records people named Yusuf in the United States and Afghanistan.
Is the surname Yusuf getting more or less common?: More common. 1,760 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,003 in 2010, up 127%.
Is Yusuf also a first name?: Yes. Yusuf 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.