Khourouf Surname
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
Khourouf Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 4 | 1:1,023,716 | 25,172 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
Khourouf Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Khourouf Come From? nationality or country of origin
Khourouf (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻟﺨﺮﻭﻑ) occurs most in Mauritania. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Khourouf? popularity and diffusion
It is the 8,193,072nd most prevalent family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Khourouf live; 80 percent live in West Africa and 80 percent live in Senegambia Africa.
The surname Khourouf is most frequent in Mauritania, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 1,023,716. In Mauritania Khourouf is mostly found in: Adrar Region, where 75 percent reside and Brakna Region, where 25 percent reside. Without taking into account Mauritania this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in Algeria, where 20 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Khourouf Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Khourouf in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻟﺨﺮﻭﻑ | lkhrwf | 66.67 |
| ﺍﺧﺮﻭﻑ | akhrwf | 33.33 |
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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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- 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 Khourouf
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