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Yusufu

/yoo-SOO-foo/Luganda & Hausa & Swahili · a boy’s name

Luganda/Arabic form of Joseph; “God will add” or “God increases.”

In Luganda

How to say it
yoo-SOO-foo
Given to
Boys
Used in
Uganda
How common
uncommon

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

YusufuYusuf

From the same family

In Hausa

How to say it
yoo-SOO-foo
Given to
Boys
Used in
Nigeria, Niger
How common
very common · also a surname

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

YusufuYusuf

In Swahili

How to say it
yoo-SOO-foo
Given to
Boys
Used in
Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda
How common
very common

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

YusufuYusufYusuph

From the same family