Boussouf Surname

60,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,340 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Algeria
Highest density in:
Algeria

Boussouf Surname User-submission:

Boussof or Boussouf is a surname very common in Morocco and Algeria. It originates from the Rif mountains, North East Morocco. It comes from bou sof, which means 'cotton owner' in Arabic.

Boussouf Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Algeria5,7141:6,7611,117
Morocco2,3171:14,8802,206
Spain1481:315,89218,720
France971:684,77087,242
Belgium341:338,13737,845
United States91:40,273,215872,126
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Boussouf (172) may also be a first name.

Boussouf Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Boussof or Boussouf is a surname very common in Morocco and Algeria. It originates from the Rif mountains, North East Morocco. It comes from bou sof, which means 'cotton owner' in Arabic.

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Boussouf Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Boussouf Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Boussouf occurs more in Algeria more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Boussouf? popularity and diffusion

The surname Boussouf is the 60,413th most commonly used surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 873,806 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Boussouf are found; 96 percent are found in North Africa and 96 percent are found in Mahgreb. Boussouf is also the 696,764th most widely held forename in the world It is held by 172 people.

The last name is most frequent in Algeria, where it is held by 5,714 people, or 1 in 6,761. In Algeria Boussouf is primarily found in: Mila Province, where 37 percent reside, Algiers Province, where 20 percent reside and Sétif Province, where 17 percent reside. Barring Algeria this surname is found in 11 countries. It also occurs in Morocco, where 28 percent reside and Spain, where 2 percent reside.

Boussouf Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Boussouf earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 18.97% more than the national average, earning $51,333 USD per year and in Canada they earn 37.13% less than the national average, earning $31,238 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Boussoufe941/
Boussouef941/
Boussof93625/
Bousouf9339/
Bossouf933/
Woussouf882/
Boussouw882/
Bousoufe881/
Boussauf881/
Boussoub881/
Bossof865/
Bussuf864/
Bousof861/
Bouseiouf821/
Bouzouf80604/
Bossouw8037/
Boussaf8014/
Bossoff8012/
Uassouf802/
Bosshof802/
Bussoff802/
Bassouf801/
Wossouf801/
Bousofe801/
Bussoft800/
Busuf774/
Bosof773/
Busof771/
Bousseif75981/
Bouchouf75947/
Boussauw75131/
Busshoff7599/
Bousseyf754/
Boussief753/
Boussaif751/
Bousoubh751/
Bosshoff751/
Boushoub751/
Bossow71640/
Boshof71149/
Bussow7174/
Bossov7160/
Busouw7146/
Bussov7128/
Bousaf715/
Bousseife714/
Bussob714/
Bassof713/
Bodsof712/
Bosoff712/
Bhusuf711/
Wousuf711/
Boushouev711/
Bousseyhf711/
Uassuf711/
Bouceyouf711/
Bushuf711/
Bushof711/
Bussaf711/
Wussuf711/
Boshoff6720,968/
Wassouf677,928/
Bassoff67191/
Bayusuf67145/
Bushoff6777/
Bouseif6750/
Boessow6733/
Bossova6721/
Buessow6719/
Bousova6717/
Bussova676/
Boschof676/
Bouseyf674/
Botsoff674/
Boushaf674/
Boutsov673/
Bouseîf673/
Bousubh671/
Buschof671/
Bousaef671/
Bayosuf671/
Boissov671/
Whousof671/
Vassouf671/
Bousiaf671/
Bossoib671/
Bossauw671/
Bassoub671/
Boussab671/

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