In all the world, Yessef (Yessef 
) is a rare predominantly male, but very infrequently feminine forename. The first name Yessef is characteristic of Northern Africa, particularly Morocco, where it is quite a rare principally boy's, but scarcely feminine name, Algeria, where it is a rare male name, and Tunisia. Measured by absolute frequency, this name is the most popular in Northern Africa, particularly Morocco, Algeria, and Egypt. Also, Yessef is the last name as well as the forename.