Youssef
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English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic يُوسِف (yūsif).
Proper noun
Youssef (plural Youssefs)
- A male given name
- A surname from Arabic.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Youssef is the 8854th 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: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
French
Etymology
From colloquial Arabic يُوسِف (yūsif).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Youssef m
- a surname from Arabic
- a male given name from Arabic
- Youssef Badr, b. 1981