Jouf Surname

598,302nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 520 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Yemen
Highest density in:
Yemen

Jouf Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jouf Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Yemen2211:119,5716,621
Saudi Arabia1991:155,05422,057
Iraq521:673,4939,953
France301:2,214,091176,965
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Mauritania21:2,047,43230,537
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Jouf (34) may also be a first name.

Jouf Last Name Facts

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

The surname Jouf (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺟﻮﻑ) is more frequently found in Yemen than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jouf? popularity and diffusion

It is the 598,302nd most prevalent surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 14,014,511 people. It is mostly found in Asia, where 92 percent of Jouf live; 91 percent live in West Asia and 81 percent live in Arabian Peninsula. It is also the 1,775,424th most frequently held first name internationally. It is borne by 34 people.

Jouf is most widespread in Yemen, where it is held by 221 people, or 1 in 119,571. In Yemen Jouf is most numerous in: Hadramaut Governorate, where 93 percent are found, Sana'a Governorate, where 5 percent are found and Al Hudaydah Governorate, where 2 percent are found. Beside Yemen this surname is found in 13 countries. It also occurs in Saudi Arabia, where 38 percent are found and Iraq, where 10 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Djouf89166/
Joufs8912/
Jousf893/
Joudf891/
Jouff890/
Juf8629/
Jof8626/
Jouffe80447/
Ejjouf805/
Yajouf801/
Djoufe801/
Joof7520,533/
Juif751,081/
Houf75761/
Jozf75273/
Youf75131/
Jofe75130/
Josf7571/
Jofs7542/
Joff7535/
Jouw7527/
Jufe7525/
Joef7517/
Juff7513/
Jauf7512/
Jojf7511/
Joub759/
Ejuf758/
Jowf757/
Zouf757/
Jusf756/
Jgof756/
Jeuf755/
Iouf754/
Hjof754/
Juft753/
Jiof752/
Joyf752/
Djof752/
Jutf752/
Jopf752/
Ijuf751/
Ujuf751/
Joft751/
Jodf751/
Jouv751/
Oiuf751/
Tjof751/
Xjuf751/
Jofp751/
Jupf751/
Jovf751/
Jyof751/
Jzuf751/
Juzf751/
Ijof751/
Johf750/
Djouffe731/
Joffe673,665/
Chouf67849/
Houff67774/
Jojaf67517/
Khouf67408/
Juffs67234/
Houfe67109/
Joffs6787/
Juffe6769/
Djuff6745/
Zhouf6736/
Jojef6725/
Djouw6722/
Juiff6719/
Youuf6715/
Youef6713/
Jeuff6712/
Aijuf6710/
Jufft679/
Joshf677/
Joyfe677/
Couff676/
Housf675/
Ijoub674/
Joeff673/
Hjoub673/
Juifs673/
Djoof673/
Jauff672/
Josfe672/
Joefh672/
Jeuft672/
Ihouf672/
Jujef671/
Jausf671/
Jojif671/
Jhuff671/
Jossf671/
Houft671/
Eajuf671/
Zouef671/
Zouff671/
Yoouf671/
Jayof671/
Jaufe671/
Jhouw671/
Joueb671/
Joffė671/
Youof671/
Yaouf671/
Souëf671/
Geouf671/
Djuif671/
Djofe671/
Joyef671/
Oiufs671/
Oojuf671/
Sujof671/
Yoyuf671/
Xjuff671/
Djozf671/
Jusfh671/
Juvft671/
Juepf671/
Jufhd671/
Jopfe670/
Houfs670/
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Jouf Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Jouf in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺟﻮﻑjwf-

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