Abou-Heif Surname

1,227,038th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 190 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Egypt

Abou-Heif Surname

For the meaning of this name, see: Abou.

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Abou-Heif Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt1831:502,38128,715
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Abou-Heif Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Abou-Heif Come From? nationality or country of origin

Abou-Heif occurs in Egypt more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Abou-Heif? popularity and diffusion

Abou-Heif is the 1,227,038th most commonly used surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 38,355,505 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 96 percent of Abou-Heif are found; 96 percent are found in North Africa and 96 percent are found in Arabic North Africa.

The surname Abou-Heif is most widely held in Egypt, where it is carried by 183 people, or 1 in 502,381. Not including Egypt Abou-Heif is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 3 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Abou Heif8910/
Abu Heif82183/
Abou-Jeib783/
Abou-Hafs782/
Abu Haif71336/
Abou-Ouf71192/
Abu-Jeib711/
Abou-Auf711/
Abou Cheb671,215/
Abou Jeib671/
Abou Hafs671/
Abu Ouf639/
Abu-Ouf635/
Abou-Jeyab633/
Abu Hafs59247/
Abou Ouf59215/
Abou Auf599/
Abu Jeib591/
Abou Jeb591/
Abu Hajib5633/
Abu Hejab561/
Abou Jeeb561/
Abou Jaib561/
Abu-Aw531/
Abu Awf503,203/
Abu Auf5012/
Abu Asf508/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Abou-Heif
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis