Shantouf Surname

1,637,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 122 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Yemen
Highest density in:
Yemen

Shantouf Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shantouf Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Yemen1011:261,6379,371
Lebanon191:296,68910,035
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Shantouf Last Name Facts

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

Shantouf is held by more people in Yemen than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shantouf? popularity and diffusion

Shantouf is the 1,637,889th most numerous last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 59,733,983 people. This surname is primarily found in Asia, where 99 percent of Shantouf reside; 99 percent reside in West Asia and 84 percent reside in Arabian Peninsula.

This surname is most frequently used in Yemen, where it is carried by 101 people, or 1 in 261,637. In Yemen Shantouf is most frequent in: Hadramaut Governorate, where 85 percent are found, Sana'a Governorate, where 7 percent are found and Aden Governorate, where 4 percent are found. Besides Yemen it is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Lebanon, where 16 percent are found and The United Arab Emirates, where 1 percent are found.

Shantouf Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is predominantly Druze (93%) in Lebanon.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chantouf88415/
Shantoub882/
Shamtouf881/
Santof867/
Shantaf80855/
Shantov8030/
Santoff8020/
Santoft808/
Shontof801/
Santofh801/
Santuff801/
Shentuf801/
Chantuf801/
Santhof800/
Santhuff75213/
Santhoff7555/
Shantuev7544/
Shantova7534/
Shantuov755/
Chontouf754/
Shontoff751/
Chantoff751/
Santov7163/
Santub7153/
Santow7152/
Santaf7113/
Sontof713/
Santob712/
Samtof711/
Chanthouw711/
Zantuf711/
Schontauf711/
Shantuyov711/
Santuw711/
Saanthoff711/
Schantaub710/
Santafe675,196/
Shentov67197/
Santova6769/
Chantov6735/
Santuev6725/
Santaub6724/
Chantaf6720/
Shontov6716/
Santubh6710/
Seantow678/
Sonthof678/
Shantab675/
Santosw674/
Shentow674/
Santowa673/
Shantav671/
Santosv671/
Shamtov671/
Santoev671/
Chontof671/
Zantopf671/
Chountoufe671/

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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 Shantouf
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