Souaf Surname

280,304th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,378 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Morocco
Highest density in:
Morocco

Souaf Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Souaf Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Morocco1,3291:25,9414,108
France191:3,495,933219,029
Algeria91:4,292,39548,087
Spain91:5,194,67182,436
Belgium51:2,299,329106,824
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Souaf Last Name Facts

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

Souaf is found in Morocco more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Souaf? popularity and diffusion

The last name Souaf is the 280,304th most commonly used surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 5,288,495 people. Souaf is primarily found in Africa, where 97 percent of Souaf are found; 97 percent are found in North Africa and 97 percent are found in Mahgreb.

Souaf is most frequently held in Morocco, where it is carried by 1,329 people, or 1 in 25,941. Excluding Morocco this surname is found in 8 countries. It is also found in France, where 1 percent are found and Algeria, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Soaf89516/
Shoaf804,536/
Souab802,204/
Saouf80484/
Soaft8026/
Sauaf8015/
Suhaf8013/
Zouaf807/
Soafe803/
Soaif803/
Soaff801/
Sohaf801/
Chouaf734,934/
Shoaff73820/
Shaouf73443/
Saaouf73409/
Shouab73164/
Schoaf73132/
Souaib73107/
Suhaif7319/
Shoaif736/
Souhab734/
Zouahf734/
Shoafe734/
Shoafs734/
Sohaif733/
Zouhaf732/
Sohaff731/
Shoeaf731/
Sohaaf731/
Suhaff731/
Zouaif731/
Soaffe730/
Shoaaf730/
Shouaib67768/
Souhaib67569/
Soab67122/
Schoaff6740/
Saof6713/
Soaw676/
Soav675/
Shahouf673/
Souhayb672/
Shouhab672/
Chouafe672/
Shouaïb671/
Chouaif671/
Shouayb671/
Shouabh671/
Souhofe671/
Xoaf671/
Souoffe671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Souaf
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