Jowf Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritania
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Jowf Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jowf Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mauritania51:818,97323,459
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Jowf Last Name Facts

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

The surname Jowf (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺠﻮﻑ) is found most in Mauritania. It may also be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Jowf? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 7,117,718th most common family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 71 percent of Jowf are found; 71 percent are found in West Africa and 71 percent are found in Senegambia Africa.

This last name is most commonly used in Mauritania, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 818,973. In Mauritania it is mostly concentrated in: Tagant Region, where 100 percent live. Barring Mauritania Jowf is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Thailand, where 14 percent live and The United States, where 14 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jow862,808/
Jof8626/
Joof7520,533/
Jowa751,890/
Jouf75520/
Jozf75273/
Ojow75192/
Jofe75130/
Josf7571/
Ijow7565/
Tjow7562/
Djow7553/
Jofs7542/
Joff7535/
Jiow7532/
Jouw7527/
Ajow7519/
Joef7517/
Cowf7515/
Jojf7511/
Jgof756/
Ujow756/
Sowf756/
Hjof754/
Howf752/
Joew752/
Jiof752/
Joyf752/
Djof752/
Jopf752/
Jowt751/
Hjow751/
Ijof751/
Jzow751/
Jyof751/
Jovf751/
Joyw751/
Jowv751/
Johw751/
Jovw751/
Jojw751/
Jofp751/
Jhow751/
Joft751/
Yowf751/
Tjof751/
Jodf751/
Johf750/
Joffe673,665/
Hajow67835/
Hujow67736/
Djouf67166/
Joffs6787/
Djouw6722/
Joufs6712/
Joshf677/
Joyfe677/
Djoof673/
Joeff673/
Jousf673/
Josfe672/
Jijow672/
Joefh672/
Ijowa672/
Hijow671/
Jhouw671/
Ujoew671/
Joffė671/
Djofe671/
Tjovw671/
Johws671/
Eowwf671/
Djozf671/
Jeeow671/
Jihow671/
Joudf671/
Jossf671/
Jopfe670/
Jouff670/
Howff670/

Jowf Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Jowf in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﺠﻮﻑaljwf50
ﺃﺟﻮﻑajwf50

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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 Jowf
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