Ouf Surname

25,985th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20,716 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Egypt

Ouf Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ouf Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt18,4271:4,989641
Saudi Arabia8351:36,9535,288
Syria4051:47,6572,569
Iraq3351:104,5423,094
France2251:295,21245,187
Lebanon1191:47,3704,030
Kuwait771:49,3605,585
Palestine441:103,3837,058
United Arab Emirates361:254,50817,423
United States321:11,326,842445,236
Qatar281:84,2149,043
Jordan241:368,43511,926
Spain191:2,460,63358,585
Thailand171:4,155,197336,594
Tunisia141:43,6166,025
Yemen111:2,402,29914,089
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
India71:109,580,769786,157
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
England61:9,286,343223,652
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Algeria41:9,657,88864,782
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Netherlands31:5,629,059132,535
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552

Ouf (2,369) may also be a first name.

Ouf Last Name Facts

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

Ouf (Arabic: عوف) occurs most in Egypt. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ouf? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 25,985th most numerous surname on earth, held by around 1 in 351,783 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 89 percent of Ouf reside; 89 percent reside in North Africa and 89 percent reside in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 152,653rd most commonly held given name worldwide, held by 2,369 people.

The last name is most commonly held in Egypt, where it is borne by 18,427 people, or 1 in 4,989. Without taking into account Egypt this surname occurs in 43 countries. It is also found in Saudi Arabia, where 4 percent live and Syria, where 2 percent live.

Ouf Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is predominantly Sunni (100%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those holding the Ouf last name are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 100% being registered with the party.

Ouf earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 33.08% less than the national average, earning $28,875 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Houf86761/
Ouff86322/
Oufe8613/
Gouf866/
Ouyf861/
Of80658/
Uf80253/
Houff75774/
Houfe75109/
Gouff75103/
Ayouf7575/
Youuf7515/
Ouffe7510/
Housf755/
Goufh754/
Houft751/
Aouef751/
Houfs750/
Hof6713,158/
Auf676,177/
Huf673,039/
Off671,928/
Ufe671,689/
Ofe671,124/
Oub67488/
Uff67428/
Oof67383/
Gof67321/
Owf67311/
Usf67306/
Oft67243/
Ouw67142/
Ufs67141/
Upf67127/
Ufp67123/
Osf6771/
Ohf6771/
Guf6750/
Oif6729/
Eyoufe6722/
Hayouf6721/
Ozf6714/
Uuf6714/
Uif6714/
Euf6711/
Heyouf6711/
Ofs679/
Ufh678/
Opf677/
Uvf677/
Uof677/
Uhf676/
Ouv676/
Utf676/
Odf675/
Uft675/
Oyf675/
Otf675/
Ufz675/
Uwf675/
Uzf674/
Udf674/
Uyf674/
Ujf674/
Ofp674/
Ofh674/
Oef674/
Ojf673/
Ofz673/
Ovf673/
Uef672/
Houefs671/
Goueff671/
O'F671/
Houefe671/

Ouf Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ouf in the Arabic language
عوفwf-

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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 Ouf
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