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
Oussouf (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻳﻮﺳﻒ) is found in Niger more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Oussouf? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,882,912th most frequently occurring last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 75,129,339 people. The last name Oussouf occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Oussouf are found; 88 percent are found in West Africa and 55 percent are found in Chadic Africa. It is also the 1,171,416th most prevalent forename at a global level, borne by 69 people.
The surname is most frequently held in Niger, where it is held by 52 people, or 1 in 369,077. In Niger it is most numerous in: Tillabéri Region, where 98 percent reside and Diffa Region, where 2 percent reside. Excluding Niger this surname exists in 8 countries. It is also found in Burkina Faso, where 33 percent reside and Comoros, where 4 percent reside.
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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