Moncef Surname

175,963rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,433 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Morocco
Highest density in:
Lebanon

Moncef Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Moncef Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Morocco1,1591:29,7464,740
Lebanon7431:7,5871,210
Egypt3971:231,57616,276
Tunisia361:16,9622,726
Brazil271:7,928,679178,836
France171:3,907,219231,005
Iraq161:2,188,85319,343
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
England21:27,859,030389,889
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Cyprus11:884,87613,055

The alternate forms: Moncéf (1) are calculated separately.

Moncef (19,628) may also be a first name.

Moncef Last Name Facts

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

The last name Moncef (Arabic: منصف) is found most in Morocco. It may occur as a variant: Moncéf. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Moncef? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 175,963rd most numerous last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 2,995,292 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 66 percent of Moncef reside; 66 percent reside in North Africa and 49 percent reside in Mahgreb. It is also the 38,364th most frequently used first name in the world It is held by 19,628 people.

Moncef is most widely held in Morocco, where it is borne by 1,159 people, or 1 in 29,746. Aside from Morocco it is found in 21 countries. It also occurs in Lebanon, where 31 percent reside and Egypt, where 16 percent reside.

Moncef Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Moncef last name is predominantly Maronite (80%) in Lebanon.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Moncéf941/
Mouncef92588/
Monceff925/
Moncefe923/
Moncief923/
Mooncef921/
Monceif921/
Monsef838,307/
Moncif83451/
Muncef831/
Momcef831/
Moncieffe801/
Mouncif77719/
Mounsef77263/
Monchev77166/
Monseff7730/
Monssef777/
Monchif774/
Monseft771/
Manchef771/
Monsief771/
Mounkef771/
Muncief770/
Monciff770/
Moncheva71197/
Mounchif71145/
Mancheff7146/
Mounssef7124/
Monseffe716/
Mosencev713/
Mosincev712/
Montchew711/
Montchev711/
Monsif672,582/
Mancev6779/
Munsef6715/
Mantcheff6712/
Mončev6711/
Mansef676/
Moncoiffe673/
Monkew672/
Monzew671/
Monzeb671/
Mancew671/
Manceb671/
Mounchiff670/
Monsew670/

Moncef Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Moncef in the Arabic language
منصفmnsf-

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Footnotes

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