Nuf Surname

2,394,033rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 64 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bulgaria
Highest density in:
Bulgaria

Nuf Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nuf Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bulgaria331:211,48211,501
Papua New Guinea161:509,60763,542
Thailand101:7,063,834426,148
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

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

Nuf (85) may also be a first name.

Nuf Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nuf (Russian: Нуф) occurs in Bulgaria more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant: Nüf. Click here for other potential spellings of Nuf.

How Common Is The Last Name Nuf? popularity and diffusion

Nuf is the 2,394,033rd most frequently occurring surname in the world, held by around 1 in 113,867,905 people. Nuf occurs mostly in Europe, where 52 percent of Nuf live; 52 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 52 percent live in South Slavic Europe. It is also the 1,039,322nd most frequent given name world-wide. It is borne by 85 people.

The surname Nuf is most frequently used in Bulgaria, where it is borne by 33 people, or 1 in 211,482. In Bulgaria Nuf is most prevalent in: Burgas Province, where 85 percent reside, Silistra Province, where 6 percent reside and Razgrad Province, where 3 percent reside. Outside of Bulgaria it exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 25 percent reside and Thailand, where 16 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nüf891/
Nouf86835/
Nauf86560/
Neuf86348/
Nufe8649/
Nuff8647/
Nuuf8633/
Nuhf864/
Nujf861/
Nuft861/
Gnuf861/
Nuyf861/
Nufs861/
Nuif861/
Nudf861/
Nufp861/
Hnuf861/
Noufe7531,144/
Naufe7529/
Neuff7525/
Nauff7524/
Nuhfe7511/
Neuft752/
Gnouf752/
Neuhf752/
Naufh751/
Noufs751/
Nhouf751/
Naufs750/
Nuffs750/
Nuv676,510/
Nub672,027/
Nouffe67159/
Nuw674/
Nauffe671/
Nufova671/
Nauffs671/
Nutfch671/

Nuf Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nuf in the Russian language
Нуфnuf-

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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 Nuf
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