Chennouf Surname

74,078th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,640 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Algeria
Highest density in:
Algeria

Chennouf Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chennouf Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Algeria4,6711:8,2711,422
Morocco1,3291:25,9414,108
France4391:151,30523,468
Spain1121:417,42922,452
Belgium441:261,28731,734
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Tunisia51:122,12516,050
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Mauritania21:2,047,43230,537
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
England11:55,718,059489,080
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Chennouf Last Name Facts

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

Chennouf (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺷﻨﻮﻑ) is borne by more people in Algeria than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Chennouf click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chennouf? popularity and diffusion

The surname Chennouf is the 74,078th most prevalent family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 1,097,522 people. The surname Chennouf occurs mostly in Africa, where 91 percent of Chennouf reside; 91 percent reside in North Africa and 90 percent reside in Mahgreb.

The last name is most widely held in Algeria, where it is borne by 4,671 people, or 1 in 8,271. In Algeria Chennouf is most common in: El Oued Province, where 22 percent live, Algiers Province, where 19 percent live and Sétif Province, where 9 percent live. Without taking into account Algeria this surname is found in 15 countries. It is also common in Morocco, where 20 percent live and France, where 7 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chennoufe945/
Chenouf936,335/
Hennouf931/
Chennof931/
Cennouf931/
Khennouf881,852/
Chenoufe8811/
Chennoub885/
Chennouv882/
Chetnouf881/
Hennof8611/
Henouf861/
Chenuf861/
Chennaf802,030/
Khenouf80427/
Kennouf80239/
Chenouv8044/
Chenoff8012/
Chinouf806/
Chenofe806/
Zennouf802/
Chennov802/
Gennouf801/
Chesnof801/
Hennoub801/
Henuf771/
Chesnoff7535/
Khenoufe751/
Chenoffe751/
Chenaf712,217/
Chenov7171/
Kennof7155/
Henoff7146/
Chenow7136/
Khnouf7127/
Chinof718/
Hennov713/
Genouf712/
Schennova711/
Zennof711/
Chesnov671,125/
Chinnov67297/
Chenaif67168/
Khennaf67117/
Chinnow6796/
Chenova6743/
Chegnov6721/
Chynnov6717/
Chenhov6711/
Shennov677/
Sennhof675/
Chengov675/
Zennoub674/
Cheynov673/
Chinoff672/
Chenaïf672/
Chenief672/
Sennoff672/
Cheinov671/
Chennab671/
Chennav671/
Cheenov671/
Henhoff671/
Shennow671/
Chenafe671/
Chinoub671/
Heinoff670/
Chenowa670/
Chineuf670/
Kennoff670/

Chennouf Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Chennouf in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺷﻨﻮﻑshnwf-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Chennouf
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