Youssef

English

Alternative forms

• Yousaf, Yousef, Yousuf

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic يُوسِف (yūsif).

Proper noun

Youssef (plural Youssefs)

1. A male given name
2. A surname from Arabic.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Youssef is the 8854^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 3700 individuals. Youssef is most common among White (89.38%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Youssef”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

French

Etymology

From colloquial Arabic يُوسِف (yūsif).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ju.sɛf/

Proper noun

Youssef m

1. a surname from Arabic
2. a male given name from Arabic

   Youssef Badr, b. 1981

Related terms

• Youssouf