Oussouf Surname
Approximately 97 people bear this surname
Oussouf Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 52 | 1:369,077 | 10,509 |
| Burkina Faso | 32 | 1:573,503 | 7,444 |
| Comoros | 4 | 1:187,381 | 421 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
Oussouf (69) may also be a first name.
Oussouf Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Oussouf Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Oussouf (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻳﻮﺳﻒ) is borne by more people in Niger than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Oussouf? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,882,912th most commonly occurring last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 75,129,339 people. Oussouf occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Oussouf are found; 88 percent are found in West Africa and 55 percent are found in Chadic Africa. Oussouf is also the 1,171,416th most frequent first name at a global level, held by 69 people.
The last name Oussouf is most frequently held in Niger, where it is carried by 52 people, or 1 in 369,077. In Niger it is primarily concentrated in: Tillabéri Region, where 98 percent live and Diffa Region, where 2 percent live. Other than Niger this last name occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in Burkina Faso, where 33 percent live and Comoros, where 4 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Oussouf Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Oussouf in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻳﻮﺳﻒ | ywsf | - |
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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 Oussouf
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