Yusuf ( ') is a male name meaning "

God In monotheistic belief systems, God is usually viewed as the supreme being, creator, and principal object of faith. In polytheistic belief systems, a god is "a spirit or being believed to have created, or for controlling some part of the un ...

increases" (in piety, power and influence).From the Hebrew יהוה להוסיף ''YHWH Lhosif'' meaning "

YHWH The TetragrammatonPronounced ; ; also known as the Tetragram. is the four-letter Hebrew-language theonym (transliterated as YHWH or YHVH), the name of God in the Hebrew Bible. The four Hebrew letters, written and read from right to left, a ...

will increase/add". It is the Arabic equivalent of the

Hebrew Hebrew (; ''ʿÎbrit'') is a Northwest Semitic languages, Northwest Semitic language within the Afroasiatic languages, Afroasiatic language family. A regional dialect of the Canaanite languages, it was natively spoken by the Israelites and ...

name

Yosef Yosef (; also transliterated as Yossef, Josef, Yoseph Tiberian Hebrew and Aramaic ''Yôsēp̄'' and Yosseph, or Joseph, Arabic ''Yusof'') is a Hebrew male name derived from the Biblical character Joseph. The name can also consist of the Hebrew ...

and the English name

Joseph Joseph is a common male name, derived from the Hebrew (). "Joseph" is used, along with " Josef", mostly in English, French and partially German languages. This spelling is also found as a variant in the languages of the modern-day Nordic count ...

. It is widely used in many parts of the world by

Arabs Arabs (, , ; , , ) are an ethnic group mainly inhabiting the Arab world in West Asia and North Africa. A significant Arab diaspora is present in various parts of the world. Arabs have been in the Fertile Crescent for thousands of yea ...

of all

Abrahamic religions The term Abrahamic religions is used to group together monotheistic religions revering the Biblical figure Abraham, namely Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. The religions share doctrinal, historical, and geographic overlap that contrasts them wit ...

, including Middle Eastern Jews,

Arab Christians Arab Christians () are the Arabs who adhere to Christianity. The number of Arab Christians who live in the Middle East was estimated in 2012 to be between 10 and 15 million. Arab Christian communities can be found throughout the Arab world, bu ...

, and

Muslims Muslims () are people who adhere to Islam, a Monotheism, monotheistic religion belonging to the Abrahamic religions, Abrahamic tradition. They consider the Quran, the foundational religious text of Islam, to be the verbatim word of the God ...

. It is also

transliterated Transliteration is a type of conversion of a text from one writing system, script to another that involves swapping Letter (alphabet), letters (thus ''wikt:trans-#Prefix, trans-'' + ''wikt:littera#Latin, liter-'') in predictable ways, such as ...

in many ways, including Yousef, Yousif, Youssef, Youssif, Yousuf, Yoosuf and Yusef.

Given name

Yousaf

* Yousaf Ali Khan, British film director *

Yousaf Aziz Magsi Nawab Mir Yousaf Aziz Magsi was a Baloch people, Baloch leader and co-founder of the Anjuman-e-Ittehad-e-Balochan-wa-Balochistan alongside Abdul Aziz Kurd. In 2011, a commemorative seminar was held at the National Language Authority in Islamabad.

(1908–1935), Baloch leader from the present-day Balochistan province of Pakistan * Yousaf Borahil Al-Msmare (1866–1931), Libyan Muslim resistance leader fighting against Italian colonization

Yossef

* Yossef Karami (born 1983), Iranian Taekwondo athlete *

Yossef Romano Yossef Romano (; 15 April 1940 – 5 September 1972), also known as Joseph Romano or Yossi Romano, was a Libya, Libyan-born Israeli weightlifter with the Israel at the 1972 Summer Olympics, Israeli team that went to the 1972 Summer Olympics ...

(1940–1972), Libyan-born Israeli weightlifter (also known as Joseph Romano or Yossi Romano), killed in the 1972 Munich massacre

Youcef

Youcef Abdi Youcef Abdi ( Kabyle: Yusef Ɛabdi) (born 7 December 1977) is an Australian athlete who specialized in the 3000 m steeplechase. He changed his allegiance from Algeria Algeria, officially the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria, is a ...

(born 1977), Australian athlete * Youcef Belaïli (born 1992), Algerian footballer * Youcef Bouzidi (1957–2024), Algerian football manager * Youcef Ghazali (born 1988), Algerian footballer *

Youcef Nadarkhani Youcef Nadarkhani (born 1977) is an Iranian Christian pastor who was sentenced to death (but later acquitted) in Tehran as being a Christian having been born into Islam. Initial reports, including a 2010 brief from the Iranian Supreme court, ...

(born 1977), Iranian sentenced to death for Christian beliefs *

Youcef Touati Youcef Touati (29 March 1989 – 16 March 2017) was an Algerian professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder. Club career Youth career Born in Saint-Denis, Touati began his career bouncing around the junior ranks of several d ...

(1989–2017), Algerian footballer

Yousef

Yousef El Nasri Yousef El Nasri Serhani (born 28 July 1979) is a long-distance runner. Born in Morocco, he represents Spain internationally. He finished fifth in the 3000 metres at the 1999 IAAF World Indoor Championships and eleventh in the short race at th ...

(born 1979), Spanish long distance runner *

Yousef Bashir Yousef Bashir (born 1989) is a Palestinian-American author and peace activist. Early life Bashir was born in and grew up in the Gaza Strip. His father, Khalil Bashir, was the headmaster of the German school in Gaza. Bashir's parents stresse ...

(born 1989), Palestinian-American author and peace activist *

Yousef Beidas Yousef Beidas (, also transliterated Yusif Bedas, Yusef Baydas, Yousif Beydas) (December 1912 – 28 November 1968) was a banker born to a Palestinian father and a Lebanese Beirut-born mother. Known as "The Genius from Jerusalem" and the founde ...

(1912–1968), Palestinian Lebanese banker *

Yousef Erakat Yousef Saleh Erakat (; ; born January 22, 1990), also known as FouseyTube or Fousey ( ), is a Palestinian-American YouTuber, online streamer, actor, and musician. His YouTube channels include ''FouseyTUBE'' (later renamed ''Crashout YSE''), and ...

(born 1990), Palestinian-American YouTube personality *

Yousef Saanei Yousef Saanei (; 16 October 1937 – 12 September 2020) was an Iranian Twelver Shi'a Marja' and politician, a member of the Islamic Republic of Iran's powerful Guardian Council from 1980 to 1983 and also Attorney-General of Iran from 1983 to 1 ...

(1937–2020), Iranian cleric and politician *

Yousef Sheikh Al-Eshra Yousef Sheikh Al-Eshra (; born 15 January 1979) is a Syria Syria, officially the Syrian Arab Republic, is a country in West Asia located in the Eastern Mediterranean and the Levant. It borders the Mediterranean Sea to the west, Turkey to ...

(born 1979), Syrian footballer

Yousif

Yousif Ghafari Yousif Boutrous Ghafari (sometimes Youssef B. Ghafari, born September 27, 1952) is an American businessman of Lebanese birth, owner of architectural firm Ghafari Associates LLC, former United States Ambassador to Slovenia. During the Senate co ...

(born 1952), American businessman *

Yousif Hassan Yousif Hassan () is a UAE footballer. He currently plays as a midfielder for the Al Wasl FC Club in Dubai Dubai (Help:IPA/English, /duːˈbaɪ/ Help:Pronunciation respelling key, ''doo-BYE''; Modern Standard Arabic, Modern Standard Arabic: ...

, Emirati footballer

Youssef

* Youssef Abdelke (born 1951), Syrian artist * Youssef Aftimus (1866–1952), Lebanese civil engineer and architect *

Youssef Bey Karam Youssef Bey Karam (; 15 May 18237 April 1889) was a Lebanese Maronite notable for fighting in the 1860 civil conflict and leading a rebellion in 1866–1867 against Ottoman rule in Mount Lebanon. His proclamations have been interpreted as ...

(1823–1889), Lebanese nationalist leader *

Youssef Chahine Youssef Chahine ( ; 25 January 1926 – 27 July 2008) was an Egyptian film director. He was active in the Egyptian film industry from 1950 until his death. He directed twelve films included in a list of Top 100 Egyptian films published by ...

(1926–2008), Egyptian film director * Youssef Hesham (born 1985), Egyptian citizen * Youssef Hossam (born 1998), Egyptian tennis player * Youssef Hussein (born 1988), Egyptian comedian * Youssef Ibrahim (born 1999), Egyptian squash player *Youssef Ibrahim (born 1994), nicknamed Youssef Obama, Egyptian footballer * Youssef Nada (1931–2024), Egyptian businessman and financial strategist

Youssif

* Youssif (burn victim) (born 2001), Iraqi torture victim

Youssof

* Youssof Kohzad (1935-2019), Afghan American writer and artist

Yusef

* Yusef of Morocco (''Yusef ben Hassan'', 1882–1927), ruler of Morocco (1912–27) * Yusef Ahmed (born 1988), Qatari international footballer * Yusef Ali Khan (1816–1865), Nawab (1855–1865) in the princely state of Rampur (now in

Uttar Pradesh Uttar Pradesh ( ; UP) is a States and union territories of India, state in North India, northern India. With over 241 million inhabitants, it is the List of states and union territories of India by population, most populated state in In ...

, India) *

Yusef Greiss The following is a list of Egyptian music composers. Pioneers According to the work of the Egyptian musicologist Samha El-Kholy, the first generation of Egyptians to begin writing in modern Egyptian classical style were born around the turn of ...

(1899–1961), Egyptian composer * Yusef Hawkins (also Yusuf Hawkins, 1973–1989), American murder victim in Brooklyn, New York City attacked by a racist mob * Yusef Khan, fictional character in the British television soap opera ''EastEnders'' * Yusef Khan-e Gorji (died 1824), Iranian military leader * Yusef Komunyakaa (born 1941), American poet *

Yusef Lateef Yusef Abdul Lateef (born William Emanuel Huddleston; October 9, 1920 – December 23, 2013) was an American jazz multi-instrumentalist, composer, and prominent figure among the Ahmadiyya Community in the United States. Although Lateef's main i ...

(1920–2013), American jazz musician * Yusef Majidzadeh (born 1938), Iranian archaeologist * Yusef Mishleb (also known as Yosef Mishlev, born 1952), Druze General in the Israel Defense Forces * Yusef Sozi (born 1981), Ugandan-British rugby league footballer * Yusef Urabi (died 1966), Palestinian officer in the Syrian Army in a Palestinian Liberation Army unit and member of Fatah

Yusof

* Pengiran Anak Mohammad Yusof (1948–2004), Brunei royalty and politician * Yusof Ishak (1910–1970), first President of Singapore * Yusof Abu Bakar, Bruneian military officer and diplomat * Yusof Husain (1906–1975), Bruneian civil servant

Yusoff

* Yusoff Abdul Hamid (born 1949), Bruneian politician and diplomat

Yussef

* Yussef al-Shihri (1985–2009), Saudi Arabian extrajudicial detainee at Guantanamo Bay

Yussuf

* Yussuf Poulsen (born 1994), Danish footballer

Yoosuf

Yoosuf Shafeeu Yoosuf Shafeeu also known as Eupe (20 October 1975) is a Maldivian film actor, director, producer, writer and editor. Regarded as one of the most successful figures in Maldivian cinema, Shafeeu is the recipient numerous accolades, including eigh ...

(born 1975), Maldivian film actor, editor, writer, and director

Yusuf

* Yusuf ibn Muhammad (1124-1170), known as Al-Mustanjid, the caliph of Baghdad 1160–1170 * Yusuf Abdul Rahim (1923–2016), Brunei writer and politician * Yusuf Emre Fırat (born 2000), Turkish cross-country skier * Yusuf I, Sultan of Granada (1318–1354), seventh Nasrid ruler of the Emirate of Granada in Al-Andalus on the Iberian Peninsula * Yusuf II, Almohad ruler (1203–1224), the ruler of Morocco * Yusuf Abdulla (born 1983), South African cricketer * Yusuf bin Salih al-Ayiri (1973–2003), Saudi Islamic scholar and writer * Abu al-Mahasin Yusuf al-Mustanjid (died 1479), the caliph for the

Mamluk Sultanate The Mamluk Sultanate (), also known as Mamluk Egypt or the Mamluk Empire, was a state that ruled Egypt, the Levant and the Hejaz from the mid-13th to early 16th centuries, with Cairo as its capital. It was ruled by a military caste of mamluks ...

(1455–1479) * Yusuf al-Azma (1883–1920), Syrian War Minister, military officer in the Ottoman Empire * Yusuf Ali (disambiguation), several people * Yūsuf Balasaguni (1019-1077), Uyghur scribe * Yusuf Başer (born 1980), Turkish karateka *

Yusuf Bey Yusuf Bey (born Joseph Stephens; December 21, 1935 – September 30, 2003) was an American Black Muslim activist and leader who was a member of the Lost-Found Nation of Islam, an offshoot of Louis Farrakhan's Nation of Islam (NOI). After discov ...

(1935–2003), American Muslim and Black Nationalist leader and activist *

Yusuf bin Ahmad al-Kawneyn Yusuf bin Ahmad al-Kawneyn () (b. 10th century), popularly known as Aw Barkhadle ("Blessed Father")Abdullahi, p.13 or Yusuf Al Kownayn, was an Islamic scholar and traveler based in Zeila, Somaliland. According to Dr. Enrico Cerulli, Yusuf Al K ...

, Somali Muslim scholar *

Yusuf bin Alawi bin Abdullah Yusuf bin Alawi bin Abdullah (, born 1945) is an Omani politician. He was the Sultanate of Oman's Minister Responsible for Foreign Affairs. It is important to clarify that "Ministers in Responsibility" were previously appointed as the Sultan was ...

(born 1945), Omani politician * Yusuf Corker (born 1998), American football player *

Yusuf Dadoo Yusuf Mohamed Dadoo OMSG (5 September 1909 – 19 September 1983) was a South African Communist and an anti-apartheid activist. During his life, he was chair of both the South African Indian Congress and the South African Communist ...

(1909-1983), South African communist activist *

Yusuf Dikeç Yusuf Dikeç (born 1 January 1973) is a Turkish shooting sport, sport shooter who competes in the shooting sport#Pistol, pistol events and won the world and European champions multiple times. He is a retired non-commissioned officer of the Genda ...

(born 1973), Turkish sport shooter * Yusuf Ekinci (1942-1994), Turkish lawyer * Yusuf Garaad Omar (born 1960), Somali journalist * Yusuf Halaçoğlu (born 1949), Turkish historian and politician * Yusuf Hamied (born 1936), Indian billionaire * Yusuf Hamadani (1062–1141), Persian Sufi teacher active in Central Asia * Yusuf Islam (born 1948), British musician, formerly known as Cat Stevens *

Yusuf ibn Tashfin Yusuf ibn Tashfin, also Tashafin, Teshufin, (; reigned c. 1061 – 1106) was a Sanhaja leader of the Almoravid Empire. He cofounded the city of Marrakesh and led the Muslim forces in the Battle of Sagrajas. Yusuf ibn Tashfin came to al-And ...

(1061–1106), King of the Berber Almoravid empire * Yusuf İsmail (1857–1898), Turkish wrestler * Yusuf Karamanli (1766–1838), pasha of the Karamanli dynasty in Tripolitania (modern day province of Libya) * Yusuf Khatri (born 1967), Indian master craftsman * Yusuf Kurtuluş (born 1986), Turkish footballer * Yusuf Ma Dexin (1794-1874), Chinese Muslim scholar * Yusuf Mersin (born 1994), Turkish footballer * Yusuf Nabi (1642-1712), Turkish writer * Yusuf Öztürk (footballer) (born 1979), Turkish footballer * Yusuf Öztürk (boxer) (born 1997), Turkish boxer *

Yusuf al-Qaradawi Yusuf al-Qaradawi (; or ''Yusuf al-Qardawi''; 9 September 1926 – 26 September 2022) was an Egyptian Islamic scholar based in Doha, Qatar, and chairman of the International Union of Muslim Scholars. His influences included Ibn Taymiyya, Ibn ...

(1926–2022), Egyptian-born Qatarian Islamic scholar and theologian * Yusuf Salim (1929–2008), American jazz pianist and composer *

Yusuf Salman Yusuf Yusuf Salman Yusuf (; 19 July 1901 – 14 February 1949), better known by his nom de guerre Comrade Fahd (), was one of the first Iraqi communist activists. He was the first secretary of the Iraqi Communist Party, from 1941 until his execution ...

(1901-1949), Iraqi communist activist * Yusuf Siddiq (born 1957), Bangladeshi epigraphist * Yusuf Şimşek (born 1975), Turkish footballer * Yusuf Taktak (born 1951), Turkish artist *

Yusuf Uçar Yusuf Uçar (born 1 January 1987, in Reyhanlı, Hatay Province, Turkey) is a Turkish Turkey men's national goalball team, national goalball player of B1 (classification), class B1 and Paralympian. Sporting career A member of İstanbul Visually ...

(born 1987), Turkish paralympic goalball player * Yusuf Yasin (1888−1962), Syrian-origin Saudi Arabian politician * Yusuf Yazıcı (born 1997), Turkish footballer * Yusuf Yilmaz (born 1991), Turkish footballer * Abu Yusuf Al-Turki, also known as Ümit Yaşar Toprak (1967–2014), Turkish sniper active in the al-Nusra Front *

Yusuf Khattak Muhamad Yusuf Khan Khattak (18November 191729July 1991) was a Pakistani politician, left-wing intellectual, lawyer, and noted Pakistan Movement activist from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Although an early member of the Muslim League, he actively parti ...

(1917-1991), Pakistani statesman and federal minister

Yusif

* Yusif Sayigh (1916–2004), Palestinian economist and politician

Yusup

* Yusup Batirmurzaev (born 1996), Kazakh freestyle wrestler * Yusup'Ali Wahaf (born 1999), Chinese football player * Yusup Atabayev (born 1994), Turkmen chess grandmaster * Yusup Abdusalomov (born 1977), Tajik wrestler * Yusup Guguyev (born 1972), Russian professional football coach * Yusup Prasetiyo (born 1990), Indonesian football manager

Jusuf

* Jusuf Nurkić (born 1994), Bosnian basketball player *

Jusuf Kalla Muhammad Jusuf Kalla (; born 15 May 1942), commonly referred to by his initials JK, is an Indonesian politician and businessman who served as the 10th and 12th vice president of Indonesia, the only vice president in Indonesian history to serve tw ...

(born 1942), 10th and 12th vice president of Indonesia

Surname

Giousouf

* Cemile Giousouf (born 1978), German politician of Turkish ethnicity

Yousaf

* Bilal Yousaf (born 1928), Persian writer *

Humza Yousaf Humza Haroon Yousaf (; born 7 April 1985) is a Scottish politician who served as First Minister of Scotland and Leader of the Scottish National Party (SNP) from March 2023 to May 2024. He served under his predecessor Nicola Sturgeon as Scottish ...

(born 1985), former First Minister of Scotland * Jam Mohammad Yousaf (1954–2013), the 12th Jam of Lasbela, former Chief Minister of Balochistan province of Pakistan * Kyle Yousaf (born 1993), British boxer *Jahan Yousaf and Yasmine Yousaf, American musicians performing as Krewella

Yousef

* Abd-El-Aziz Yousef (born 1999), Somali footballer * Farrah Yousef (born 1989), Syrian singer * Hediya Yousef (born 1973), Syrian-Kurdish politician * Mosab Hassan Yousef (nicknamed "The Green Prince"; born 1978), Palestinian who worked undercover for Israel's Shin Bet * Ramzi Yousef (born 1968), Pakistani terrorist who organized 1993 World Trade Center bombing * Rasmea Yousef (born 1948), Jordanian associate director of the Arab American Action Network and member of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine convicted by Israeli military courts for involvement in the 1969 Jerusalem supermarket bombing

Youssef

* Bassem Youssef (born 1974), Egyptian writer and comedian *

Dhafer Youssef Dhafer Youssef (; born 19 November 1967) is a Tunisian composer, singer and oud player. Biography Dhafer Youssef was born in Téboulba (a small village of coastal Tunisia); his grandfather was a muezzin. He calls the radio "the most important s ...

(born 1967), Tunisian singer and oud player * Maimouna Youssef (stage name: Mumu Fresh), American singer and rapper * Maya Youssef (born 1984), Syrian musician * Mohamed Youssef (born 1986), Libyan basketball player * Muhammad Youssef al-Najjar (also known as Abu Youssef, 1930–1973), Palestinian militant * Ramy Youssef (born 1980), Egyptian handball player * Ramy Youssef (born 1991), American actor of Egyptian origin * Michael Youssef (born 1948), Arab-American clergyman

Yousuf

* Mohammad Yousuf (cricketer) (born 1974), Pakistani cricketer

Yusef

* Anatol Yusef (born 1978), British actor *

Malik Yusef Malik Yusef el-Shabazz Jones (born April 4, 1971) is an American spoken word artist, poet, rapper, record producer, and director based in Chicago, Illinois. Early life Jones' surname means "King Joseph" (''Malik'' and ''Yusuf'', respectivel ...

(born 1971), American performing poet and rapper * Mohammad Yusef the Painter, Persian Safavid dynasty artist * Molla Yusef (disambiguation), several people

Yusof

* Khairuddin Mohamed Yusof (born 1939), Malaysian Professor Emeritus at the University of Malaya * Meor Aziddin Yusof (born 1967), Malaysian folk singer-songwriter * Mohammad Said Yusof (1959-2023), member of the Malaysian Parliament

Yusuf

* Abdullah Yusuf Ali (1872-1953), South Asian Islamic scholar *

Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed (, ‎; 15 December 1934 – 23 March 2012), was a Somali politician and former military official who served as the first President of Puntland from 1998 to 2004. He also played a key role in establishing the Transitional ...

(1934-2012), former President of Somalia *

Abu Yaqub Yusuf Abu Ya‘qub Yusuf or Yusuf I ( ''Abū Ya‘qūb Yūsuf''; 1135 – 14 October 1184) was the second Almohad ''Amir'' or caliph. He reigned from 1163 until 1184 in Marrakesh. He was responsible for the construction of the Giralda in Seville, whi ...

(1135–1184), second Almohad caliph, reigned in Marrakesh *

Ali Yusuf Kenadid Ali Yusuf Kenadid (, ; died 1927) was a Somali Sultan and the second ruler of the Sultanate of Hobyo. History Ali Yusuf was born into a Majeerteen Darod family. His father, Sultan Yusuf Ali Kenadid, was the founder of the Sultanate of Hob ...

(died 1927), Somali Sultan of the Sultanate of Hobyo * Haji Bashir Ismail Yusuf (1912-1984), Somali politician * Hamza Yusuf (born 1958), American Islamic scholar * Hanna Yusuf (1992–2019), Somali-British journalist and broadcaster * Isa Yusuf Alptekin (1901-1995), Uyghur politician * Mohamed Ali Yusuf (1944–2024), Somali politician and statesman * Mohammad Yusuf (politician) (1917–1998), prime minister of Afghanistan *

Mohammed Yusuf (Boko Haram) Mohammed Yusuf (29 January 1970 – 30 July 2009), also known as Ustaz Mohammed Yusuf, was a Nigerian militant who founded the Islamist militant group Boko Haram in 2002. He was its leader until he was killed during the 2009 Boko Haram upris ...

(also known as Ustaz Mohammed Yusuf, 1970–2009), Nigerian Muslim sect founder and leader *

Osman Yusuf Kenadid Osman Yusuf Kenadid (; ; 1889 – 14 August 1972) was a Somalis, Somali poet, writer, teacher and ruler. Born in Ceel Huur in 1889, he went on to create the Osmanya alphabet for writing Somali language, Somali. He died on 31 August 1972 in Mogad ...

(1889-1972), Somali scholar * Sami Yusuf (born 1980), British singer-songwriter * Maria Yusuf, Ethiopian activist

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Given name

Yousaf

Yossef

Youcef

Yousef

Yousif

Youssef

Youssif

Youssof

Yusef

Yusof

Yusoff

Yussef

Yussuf

Yoosuf

Yusuf

Yusif

Yusup

Jusuf

Surname

Giousouf

Yousaf

Yousef

Youssef

Yousuf

Yusef

Yusof

Yusuf

Yussuf

Yusuff

Yussuff

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