The Yousafzai is the largest ethnic Afghan/Pashtun tribe. Yousafzai translates into English as "The Sons of Joseph": Yousaf = Joseph, zai = son of. Their spoken langagues is Pashto. The Yousefzai are considered to speak the purest form of Pashto. Other spellings include:

• Euzefzai
• Yusefzai
• Yosefzai
• Yousefzai

The majority of The Yousafzai reside in Pakistan, in the areas of mardan malakand and Swabi.