Forename يوسف

In the world, يوسف (يوسف , Yusuf , Youssef , along with others...) is a prevalent primarily boy's, but very infrequently feminine forename. The first name يوسف is characteristic of Israel, where it is a prevalent masculine name, Egypt, where it is a prevalent predominantly masculine, but scarcely female name, and Morocco, where it is a prevalent boy's name (explore the name in all countries). Measured by absolute frequency, it is commonest in Egypt, Nigeria, and Morocco. Likewise, يوسف is the last name as well as the forename.

Jesus fish يوسف is also a name from the Bible. Explore more in our Biblical names portal!

Translations, transliterations and names similar to the name يوسف

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VARIANT	COUNTRY
يوسف	Iraq, Egypt, Iran, Sudan, Saudi Arabia
Yusif, Yousaf, Yusof, Yusuf, Yousef, Yosef, Yousif, Yousuf, Youssef, Yusef	Morocco, Egypt, Pakistan, Turkey, Nigeria
Youcef	Indonesia, Algeria, Morocco, Egypt, Malaysia
Youssif, Youssouf	Algeria, Morocco, India, Egypt, Nigeria
Yossef	Indonesia, Algeria, Morocco, Egypt, Turkey
Iosif	Israel, Azerbaijan, Romania, France, Turkey
Yussef	Indonesia, Morocco, Egypt, Turkey, Nigeria
Yssouf	Mali, France, Ivory Coast, United States, Nigeria

First names said to be same

De, Giuseppe, Graja, Husiy, Ioseb, Iosef, Iosephus, Iosip, Iossif, Jazep, Jazeps, Joe, Joep, Joosef, Jooseppi, Jose, Joseba, Josef, Josep, Joseph, Josif, Josip, Josseph, Josyp, José, Jozeb, Jozef, Jozefo, Joža, Jože, Jožef, Jožko, Juozapas, Juozas, Jusef, Jusuf, Jósep, Józef, József, Jāzeps, Kassous, Osip, Ossip, Osyp, Seff, Seosamh, Yazep, Yoseef, Yoseph, Yosif,

First name يوسف in the context

يوسف 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.

Notable namesakes

	يوسف بن تاشفين The leader of Almoravid empire from 1061 to 1106 (b. 1009)
	يوسف الحمدني Central Asian Sufi teacher (1048/49–1140), IR (b. 1039)
	يوسف المستنجد بالله the Abbasid Caliph in Baghdad from 1160 to 1170, IQ (b. 1124)
	يوسف بن عبد الرحمن ابن الجوزي Iraqi Islamic scholar and poet, IQ (b. 1185)
	يوسف بن علي بن رسول SA (b. 1222)
	يوسف محمد مسعود السرمري Muslim scientist and Faqih, IQ (b. 1296)
	يوسف داي Dey of Tunis, LY (b. 1560)
	يوسف بن أبو دقن Egyptian Copt, EG (b. 1570)
	يوسف سمعان السمعاني Maronite orientalist (1687-1768), LB (b. 1687)
	يوسف ألويس السمعاني Lebanese orientalist, LB (b. 1710)
	يوسف اسطفان Maronite Patriarch of Antioch, LB (b. 1729)
	يوسف بطرس التيان Maronite Patriarch of Antioch, LB (b. 1760)
	يوسف بطرس حبيش Maronite Patriarch of Antioch, LB (b. 1787)
	يوسف السادس أودو Patriarch of the Chaldean Catholic Church, IQ (b. 1790)
	يوسف بطرس الخازن Maronite Patriarch of Antioch, LB (b. 1791)