Maayouf Surname
Approximately 967 people bear this surname
Maayouf Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria | 464 | 1:83,258 | 13,026 |
| Morocco | 307 | 1:112,300 | 19,480 |
| Mauritania | 161 | 1:25,434 | 2,191 |
| Tunisia | 9 | 1:67,847 | 8,246 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Libya | 4 | 1:1,560,994 | 3,087 |
| Canada | 3 | 1:12,281,864 | 364,614 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Maayouf (73) may also be a first name.
Maayouf Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Maayouf Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Maayouf (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﻌﻴﻮﻑ) has its highest incidence in Algeria. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Maayouf? popularity and diffusion
Maayouf is the 371,278th most commonly used last name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 7,536,242 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Maayouf live; 81 percent live in North Africa and 81 percent live in Mahgreb. It is also the 1,134,117th most frequently held first name internationally, borne by 73 people.
This surname is most commonly used in Algeria, where it is carried by 464 people, or 1 in 83,258. In Algeria Maayouf is most numerous in: Tébessa Province, where 60 percent live, Bouïra Province, where 24 percent live and Khenchela Province, where 15 percent live. Without taking into account Algeria Maayouf occurs in 15 countries. It is also common in Morocco, where 32 percent live and Mauritania, where 17 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maayoufe | 93 | 2 | / |
| Maayouff | 93 | 2 | / |
| Mahayouf | 93 | 1 | / |
| Mayouf | 92 | 20,320 | / |
| Maayuf | 92 | 10 | / |
| Maaouf | 92 | 2 | / |
| Mayoufe | 86 | 15 | / |
| Maiyouf | 86 | 8 | / |
| Maaiouf | 86 | 3 | / |
| Mahyouf | 86 | 3 | / |
| Maayouv | 86 | 2 | / |
| Maayoof | 86 | 2 | / |
| Maahouf | 86 | 2 | / |
| Maayeuf | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mayiouf | 86 | 1 | / |
| Maouf | 83 | 16 | / |
| Maauf | 83 | 1 | / |
| Myouf | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mayeuf | 77 | 38 | / |
| Mayouv | 77 | 37 | / |
| Miyouf | 77 | 33 | / |
| Majouf | 77 | 20 | / |
| Mahouf | 77 | 7 | / |
| Mayoub | 77 | 6 | / |
| Maayub | 77 | 4 | / |
| Maoufe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Maîouf | 77 | 1 | / |
| Myuf | 73 | 5 | / |
| Maof | 73 | 3 | / |
| Myof | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mahyoub | 71 | 41,463 | / |
| Mayhoub | 71 | 867 | / |
| Mahiouf | 71 | 189 | / |
| Mahjouf | 71 | 2 | / |
| Matayov | 71 | 2 | / |
| Mayooub | 71 | 1 | / |
| Maaiyub | 71 | 1 | / |
| Maoudfe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Matouef | 71 | 1 | / |
| Maihouf | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mayow | 67 | 4,914 | / |
| Moeuf | 67 | 30 | / |
| Mahajoub | 67 | 28 | / |
| Maoof | 67 | 7 | / |
| Mahioufe | 67 | 6 | / |
| Mayehoff | 67 | 2 | / |
| Maouw | 67 | 2 | / |
| Maaow | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mahuf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mahjouff | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mouaf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Miouf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maeuf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mahof | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mojuf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maauw | 67 | 0 | / |
| Myhof | 67 | 0 | / |
Maayouf Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Maayouf in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻣﻌﻴﻮﻑ | mywf | 79.17 |
| ﺍﻟﻤﻌﻴﻮﻑ | almywf | 18.06 |
| ﺍﻣﻌﻴﻴﻒ | amyyf | 1.39 |
| ﺍﻟﻌﻴﻮﻑ | alywf | 1.39 |
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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 Maayouf
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