Worldwide, Yusuf (يوسف 
, Yusuf 
, Юсуф 
, and others...) is a prevalent primarily male, but very seldom feminine forename. The given name Yusuf is characteristic of Egypt, where it is a widespread mostly male, but uncommonly female name, Nigeria, and Turkey, where it is a widespread male name (explore the name in all countries). Likewise, Yusuf is the last name as well as the forename.
Yusuf is also a name from the Bible. Explore more in our Biblical names portal!
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
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| يوسف | Iran, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Egypt, Iraq |
| Yusuf | Turkey, Indonesia, Somalia, Nigeria, India |
| Юсуф | Uzbekistan, Russia, Bulgaria, Ukraine, Tajikistan |
| یوسف | Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, Egypt, Iraq |
| Йусуф | Russia |
| יוסוף | Israel |
Isuf, José, Jusuf, Youcef, Yousef, Youssef, Youssof, Youssouf, Yousuff, Yussuf, Yusuph, Yusùf, Yusûf, Yusūf, Yuçuf, Yùsuf, Yùsùf, Yúsuf, Yúsùf, Yúsúf, Yûsuf, Yûsûf, Yūsuf, Yūsūf, Yųsųf, Ýusuf, Ýúśúf, Ÿusuf, Ÿúṩúf, Ƴusuf, Иусуф, Йосип, Йосиф, Юсеф, יוסופ, יוסף, أبو, جوزف, خوسيه, يۇسۇف, यूसुफ, ইউসুফ, ยุซุฟ, ยูซุฟ, ユソフ, 尤瑟夫, 約瑟夫, and 荷西
Yusuf is also a prevalent name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Joseph , the Christian saint; husband of Mary and father of Jesus, Presentation of Jesus at the Temple; Joseph , the Biblical figure, son of Jacob and Rachel, The Qur’an; Joseph of Arimathea , the disciple of Jesus, donated his own prepared tomb for the burial of Jesus, Gospel of Mark; Captain Marvel , the fictional DC character, Batman: The Brave and the Bold and Lex Luthor , the supervillain appearing in DC Comics publications and related media, Justice League, and in many other works.
| yusuf ibn abd ar-rahman al-fihri Arab governor of al-Andalus from 747 to 756, ES (b. 711) |
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| yusuf ibn al-sayrafi Al-Andulusian historian (b. 1074) |
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| ali ibn yusuf 5th Almoravid king (b. 1083) |
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| yusuf bin ahmad al-kawneyn Muslim scholar, MA (b. 1150) |
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| yusuf ii al-mustansir billah Caliph of the Almohads, MA (b. 1197) |
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| yusuf ibn-aḥmad al ḥāfiẓ al-yaġmūrī (b. 1203) |
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| al-nasir yusuf Ayyubid ruler 1236-1260 (various), SY (b. 1230) |
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yusuf i ruler of Emirate of Granada from 1333 to 1354, ES (b. 1318) |
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kara yusuf Kara Koyunlu ruler, TR (b. 1357) |
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| yusuf iv, sultan of granada Nasrid ruler (b. 1350) |
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| yusuf iii de granada Sultan of Granada, ES (b. 1376) |
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| yusuf ii de granada Sultan of Granada, ES (b. 1400) |
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| yusuf v, sultan of granada Sultan of Granada (b. 1400) |
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| yusuf çelebi (b. 1414) |
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| yusuf al-maghribi 17th-century Arab lexicographer, MA (b. 1550) |
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