Nayouf Surname

849,693rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 322 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lebanon
Highest density in:
Lebanon

Nayouf Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nayouf Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lebanon1281:44,0403,875
United Arab Emirates1191:76,9947,015
Syria571:338,6144,638
France101:6,642,272293,169
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Libya11:6,243,9746,186

Nayouf (13) may also be a first name.

Nayouf Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nayouf is found most in Lebanon. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Nayouf click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nayouf? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 849,693rd most frequently used family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 22,632,130 people. The surname Nayouf occurs predominantly in Asia, where 94 percent of Nayouf reside; 94 percent reside in West Asia and 57 percent reside in Levant. It is also the 3,159,357th most common given name globally, held by 13 people.

The surname is most common in Lebanon, where it is held by 128 people, or 1 in 44,040. In Lebanon it is mostly concentrated in: Akkar Governorate, where 98 percent live, North Governorate, where 2 percent live and Beirut Governorate, where 1 percent live. Beside Lebanon it is found in 7 countries. It is also found in The United Arab Emirates, where 37 percent live and Syria, where 18 percent live.

Nayouf Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is predominantly Sunni (100%) in Lebanon.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nayuf91266/
Nayof912/
Naiouf8319/
Ngayuf8310/
Nayoub837/
Naiyuf835/
Nouf80835/
Nauf80560/
Nayf80265/
Ngayouw772/
Nahyoub771/
Nayef7393,887/
Noufe7331,144/
Nayif7356/
Nayub7342/
Naufe7329/
Nauff7324/
Nayob7321/
Nayaf7313/
Nauuf737/
Nayow735/
Najuf733/
Naiyf733/
Nayfe733/
Gnouf732/
Nayff732/
Nayyf731/
Nhouf731/
Noufs731/
Naufh731/
Naufs730/
Nayfeh67551/
Naijuf67252/
Nouffe67159/
Ngayow67113/
Nayeef6720/
Noyofe6712/
Najoub679/
Naihof678/
Nayafe678/
Nayaft677/
Nayowa676/
Nayeff675/
Nayaow673/
Naiyub672/
Nayefe671/
Nayubh671/
Nyhjof671/
Nauffs671/
Nayiff671/
Nayoov671/
Nayova671/
Nayyub671/
Noujif671/
Noiufe671/
Nauffe671/
Nayobh671/
Nehouf671/
Niyoub671/

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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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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Nayouf
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