Yousaf

Variant of Youssef. From Urdu يوسف, from Arabic يُوسِف (yūsif), from Hebrew יוסף. This variant is mostly found in Pakistan.

Yousaf (plural Yousafs)

1. A surname from Arabic, equivalent to English Joseph.

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Yousaf is the 35764^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 628 individuals. Yousaf is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (88.06%) individuals.

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