The Youssef surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 3,700 people carried this name — #8,854 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 80,000 people counted. That is up 63% from 2,273 in 2000.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
386 people named Youssef live in Switzerland.
They live in 20 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Geneva.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 286 people named Youssef live in Belgium.
Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Brussels-Capital.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 142 people named Youssef.
Most of them — 117 — were born outside France. Those born in France came from 13 départements, most often Bouches-du-Rhône.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Poland’s population register
40 people named Youssef have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 104 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 8 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Masovian.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Youssef.
- Yılmaz 1,427 · U.S. census
- Yon 2,969 · U.S. census
- Yong 3,123 · U.S. census
- You 5,234 · U.S. census
- Younes 1,324 · U.S. census
- Young 484,447 · U.S. census
- Yriarte 115 · U.S. census
- Yu 52,035 · U.S. census
- Yuksel 272 · U.S. census
- Yung 4,218 · U.S. census
- Yvon 211 · U.S. census
- Zabala 4,348 · U.S. census
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