Moncef Surname
Approximately 2,433 people bear this surname
Moncef Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morocco | 1,159 | 1:29,746 | 4,740 |
| Lebanon | 743 | 1:7,587 | 1,210 |
| Egypt | 397 | 1:231,576 | 16,276 |
| Tunisia | 36 | 1:16,962 | 2,726 |
| Brazil | 27 | 1:7,928,679 | 178,836 |
| France | 17 | 1:3,907,219 | 231,005 |
| Iraq | 16 | 1:2,188,853 | 19,343 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Switzerland | 6 | 1:1,368,819 | 77,571 |
| Germany | 4 | 1:20,126,365 | 436,245 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
The alternate forms: Moncéf (1) are calculated separately.
Moncef (19,628) may also be a first name.
Moncef Demographics
Moncef Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moncéf | 94 | 1 | / |
| Mouncef | 92 | 588 | / |
| Monceff | 92 | 5 | / |
| Moncefe | 92 | 3 | / |
| Moncief | 92 | 3 | / |
| Mooncef | 92 | 1 | / |
| Monceif | 92 | 1 | / |
| Monsef | 83 | 8,307 | / |
| Moncif | 83 | 451 | / |
| Muncef | 83 | 1 | / |
| Momcef | 83 | 1 | / |
| Moncieffe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mouncif | 77 | 719 | / |
| Mounsef | 77 | 263 | / |
| Monchev | 77 | 166 | / |
| Monseff | 77 | 30 | / |
| Monssef | 77 | 7 | / |
| Monchif | 77 | 4 | / |
| Monseft | 77 | 1 | / |
| Manchef | 77 | 1 | / |
| Monsief | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mounkef | 77 | 1 | / |
| Muncief | 77 | 0 | / |
| Monciff | 77 | 0 | / |
| Moncheva | 71 | 197 | / |
| Mounchif | 71 | 145 | / |
| Mancheff | 71 | 46 | / |
| Mounssef | 71 | 24 | / |
| Monseffe | 71 | 6 | / |
| Mosencev | 71 | 3 | / |
| Mosincev | 71 | 2 | / |
| Montchew | 71 | 1 | / |
| Montchev | 71 | 1 | / |
| Monsif | 67 | 2,582 | / |
| Mancev | 67 | 79 | / |
| Munsef | 67 | 15 | / |
| Mantcheff | 67 | 12 | / |
| Mončev | 67 | 11 | / |
| Mansef | 67 | 6 | / |
| Moncoiffe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Monkew | 67 | 2 | / |
| Monzew | 67 | 1 | / |
| Monzeb | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mancew | 67 | 1 | / |
| Manceb | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mounchiff | 67 | 0 | / |
| Monsew | 67 | 0 | / |
Moncef Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Moncef in the Arabic language | ||
| منصف | mnsf | - |
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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 Moncef
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