Niouf Surname
Approximately 217 people bear this surname
Niouf Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morocco | 204 | 1:169,000 | 29,345 |
| Mauritania | 10 | 1:409,486 | 16,302 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Niouf Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Niouf Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Niouf (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻧﻴﻮﻑ) occurs in Morocco more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Niouf? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,118,459th most commonly used surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 33,583,161 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Niouf are found; 94 percent are found in North Africa and 94 percent are found in Mahgreb.
The last name is most frequently held in Morocco, where it is held by 204 people, or 1 in 169,000. Not including Morocco this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Mauritania, where 5 percent live and France, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Niouf Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Niouf in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻧﻴﻮﻑ | anywf | - |
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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 Niouf
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