Fun Yousef Facts
Shareable, verified, mildly smug. Perfect for dinner parties attended by at least one Yousef.
Surah Yusuf, the 12th chapter of the Quran, tells Joseph's story almost from start to finish, which makes it unusual among the chapters.
March 19 is Saint Joseph's Day, celebrated as Father's Day in Italy, Spain and Portugal. We propose it also become International Yousef Day.
Joseph's plan of seven years of saving for seven years of famine is arguably the first recorded emergency fund.
A popular folk story says Spanish "Pepe" comes from Pater Putativus, a title for Saint Joseph, abbreviated P.P. Linguists are skeptical. We are not.
French-influenced spellings use a double S (Youssef) because a single S between vowels sounds like Z in French.
Algerian Youcef uses a C, because in French spelling a C before E sounds like S. Same name, different paperwork.
Baby boys named Yousef in the U.S. in 2024, the highest count on record, according to Social Security data.
Test runs scored by Mohammad Yousuf in 2006, breaking a calendar-year record that had stood since 1976.
The year Yousuf Karsh took a cigar from Winston Churchill's mouth and made one of the most famous portraits in history.
Pinocchio's maker, Geppetto, is a nickname for Giuseppe. Pinocchio, therefore, was raised by a Yousef.
Armenian surnames ending in -ian mean "son of." Hovsepian means son of Joseph.
The Portuguese nickname for José. Two characters. The most efficient Yousef in existence.