Nouf Surname

416,572nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 835 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Saudi Arabia
Highest density in:
Saudi Arabia

Nouf Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nouf Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Saudi Arabia6761:45,6456,666
Burkina Faso581:316,4165,491
Denmark411:137,67612,271
Sweden171:579,22142,433
Mauritania91:454,98517,374
India81:95,883,173728,828
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Algeria41:9,657,88864,782
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Syria21:9,650,51117,817
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
France11:66,422,722504,397
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Togo11:7,247,76812,049

Nouf (52,069) may also be a first name.

Nouf Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nouf (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻨﻮﻑ, Russian: Ноуф) has its highest incidence in Saudi Arabia. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Nouf.

How Common Is The Last Name Nouf? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 416,572nd most frequent surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 8,727,600 people. The surname is mostly found in Asia, where 83 percent of Nouf are found; 81 percent are found in West Asia and 81 percent are found in Arabian Peninsula. Nouf is also the 17,875th most commonly held first name worldwide It is held by 52,069 people.

The last name Nouf is most frequent in Saudi Arabia, where it is carried by 676 people, or 1 in 45,645. Barring Saudi Arabia it is found in 19 countries. It also occurs in Burkina Faso, where 7 percent live and Denmark, where 5 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Noufe8931,144/
Gnouf892/
Noufs891/
Nhouf891/
Nof861,427/
Nuf8664/
Nayouf80322/
Nouffe80159/
Naiouf8019/
Noujif801/
Nouv751,363/
Nauf75560/
Noub75381/
Neuf75348/
Nofz75311/
Nofs75123/
Nofe75101/
Noff7561/
Noof7557/
Nufe7549/
Nuff7547/
Nuuf7533/
Nuhf754/
Noef753/
Nouw753/
Noft752/
Noif752/
Noyf751/
Gnuf751/
Nopf751/
Nofp751/
Nuft751/
Hnuf751/
Hnof751/
Nujf751/
Nufp751/
Nuef751/
Nudf751/
Ngof751/
Nuif751/
Nufs751/
Nuyf751/
Nowf751/
Noueffe731/
Nouws67629/
Noffz67471/
Nayuf67266/
Noffs6778/
Noffe6755/
Nouwt6745/
Nujif6740/
Nooft6737/
Naufe6729/
Neuff6725/
Nauff6724/
Ngouv6723/
Nuhfe6711/
Nowfe675/
Najuf673/
Nayof672/
Gnofe672/
Neuft672/
Neuhf672/
Noeff672/
Noisf671/
Nuiaf671/
Gnouw671/
Naufh671/
Noyfe671/
Noyef671/
Nhouv671/
Nofsz670/
Naufs670/
Nuffs670/

Nouf Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nouf in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﻨﻮﻑalnwf-
Nouf in the Russian language
Ноуфnouf-

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