Ben Aouf Surname
Approximately 65 people bear this surname
Ben Aouf Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 38 | 1:107,760 | 6,553 |
| Algeria | 27 | 1:1,430,798 | 42,881 |
Ben Aouf Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ben Aouf Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ben Aouf (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﻨﻌﻮﻑ) is found in Mauritania more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ben Aouf? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,372,517th most widespread surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 112,116,091 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ben Aouf reside; 58 percent reside in West Africa and 58 percent reside in Senegambia Africa.
The surname is most frequently held in Mauritania, where it is borne by 38 people, or 1 in 107,760. In Mauritania it is primarily found in: Nouakchott-Nord Region, where 66 percent reside, Dakhlet Nouadhibou Region, where 26 percent reside and Adrar Region, where 3 percent reside. Beside Mauritania this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in Algeria, where 42 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Aoufe | 94 | 1 | / |
| Ben Aouv | 88 | 19 | / |
| Ben-Aouf | 88 | 2 | / |
| Ben Aouev | 82 | 1 | / |
| bin Aoif | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ben Haijoub | 74 | 1 | / |
| Ben Ouahab | 67 | 4 | / |
| bin Aob | 67 | 1 | / |
| bin Oyub | 63 | 45 | / |
| bin Auob | 63 | 1 | / |
| bin Auub | 63 | 1 | / |
| Bin-Ouaf | 63 | 1 | / |
| bin Aiyub | 59 | 86 | / |
| bin Auyob | 59 | 25 | / |
| bin Ayyub | 59 | 22 | / |
| bin Aiyob | 59 | 12 | / |
| bin Ayyob | 59 | 5 | / |
| bin Ooyub | 59 | 2 | / |
| bin Ahuib | 59 | 1 | / |
| bin Ayiub | 59 | 1 | / |
| bin Aayob | 59 | 1 | / |
| bin Haiyub | 56 | 10 | / |
| bin Haiyob | 56 | 1 | / |
| bin Ohob | 50 | 6 | / |
Ben Aouf Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ben Aouf in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺑﻨﻌﻮﻑ | bnwf | - |
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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
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- 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 Ben Aouf
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