Chnouf Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Chnouf Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
Chnouf Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chnouf Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Chnouf (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺸﻨﻮﻑ) occurs most in Algeria. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Chnouf? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 8,968,613th most prevalent family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. Chnouf occurs predominantly in Africa, where 75 percent of Chnouf are found; 50 percent are found in North Africa and 50 percent are found in Mahgreb.
The last name Chnouf is most prevalent in Algeria, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 19,315,776. Barring Algeria this surname occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Greece, where 25 percent reside and Mauritania, where 25 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chnoufe | 92 | 1 | / |
| Chnnouf | 92 | 1 | / |
| Khnouf | 83 | 27 | / |
| Schnof | 83 | 1 | / |
| Hnuf | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hnof | 80 | 1 | / |
| Schnupf | 77 | 14 | / |
| Schnoff | 77 | 2 | / |
| Cennouf | 77 | 1 | / |
| Schnoef | 77 | 1 | / |
| Schnuff | 77 | 0 | / |
| Schnoif | 77 | 0 | / |
| Chnaf | 73 | 275 | / |
| Hsnof | 73 | 22 | / |
| Shnof | 73 | 1 | / |
| Shnuf | 73 | 1 | / |
| Chnob | 73 | 0 | / |
| Schnhoff | 71 | 3 | / |
| Schnauff | 71 | 0 | / |
| Schnueff | 71 | 0 | / |
| Schnob | 67 | 153 | / |
| Chnaif | 67 | 6 | / |
| Chneif | 67 | 2 | / |
| Schønhoff | 67 | 1 | / |
| Schnaf | 67 | 0 | / |
| Tchnow | 67 | 0 | / |
| Schnow | 67 | 0 | / |
Chnouf Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Chnouf in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻟﺸﻨﻮﻑ | alshnwf | - |
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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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- 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 Chnouf
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