Souf Surname

211,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,948 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Tunisia

Souf Surname User-submission:

The Souf surname originates in North Africa (Maghreb). It means 'river' in Tamazight (ⵙⵓⴼ), one of the Berber languages.

Souf Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France8421:78,88711,111
Algeria5621:68,73911,231
Morocco4431:77,82413,257
Iran301:2,559,41782,750
Tunisia251:24,4253,774
Pakistan141:12,760,27855,960
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

Souf (459) may also be a first name.

Souf Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Souf surname originates in North Africa (Maghreb). It means 'river' in Tamazight (ⵙⵓⴼ), one of the Berber languages.

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Souf Last Name Facts

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

Souf (Russian: Соуф) occurs in France more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Souf? popularity and diffusion

The last name Souf is the 211,639th most numerous surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 3,741,040 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 93 percent of Souf live; 53 percent live in North Africa and 53 percent live in Mahgreb. It is also the 398,330th most widespread first name internationally It is held by 459 people.

This surname is most frequently held in France, where it is borne by 842 people, or 1 in 78,887. In France it is mostly concentrated in: Mayotte, where 88 percent live, Réunion, where 4 percent live and Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 2 percent live. Barring France this surname is found in 24 countries. It is also common in Algeria, where 29 percent live and Morocco, where 23 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Souef891,111/
Shouf8949/
Souft893/
Soufe893/
Souëf891/
Ssouf891/
Sof861,102/
Suf86125/
Souffe8082/
Shouff809/
Soueff808/
Sayouf805/
Shoufe804/
Souiaf804/
Schouf803/
Seiouf801/
Suef752,932/
Sufe752,164/
Sofe751,754/
Soft75578/
Souw75546/
Siof75384/
Sauf75358/
Soff75331/
Soof75247/
Soub75182/
Suff75135/
Suft75125/
Soif7597/
Shof7596/
Suif7570/
Soef7545/
Shuf7537/
Szof7534/
Souv7522/
Sopf7520/
Zouf757/
Sowf756/
Soyf753/
Ssof753/
Seuf752/
Sofh752/
Suvf752/
Sojf752/
Sutf751/
Sosf751/
Sofp751/
Suuf751/
Sohf751/
Suzf751/
Sxuf751/
Sufs751/
Sudf751/
Ssuf751/
Jsof751/
Schouft7342/
Schoufs7338/
Schouff733/
Souchff731/
Saouefe731/
Schoupf730/
Shuff672,430/
Shoff672,047/
Soffe671,170/
Chouf67849/
Shoub67390/
Shauf67308/
Sjouw67138/
Sauff67131/
Schof67112/
Shofe67105/
Sueff67101/
Suofe6784/
Shopf6771/
Schuf6753/
Saufe6751/
Soubh6749/
Shouw6749/
Sgoff6748/
Shoif6747/
Sopfe6737/
Soofe6727/
Szoff6726/
Shoef6723/
Suife6720/
Shufe6718/
Sahuf6714/
Seuff6713/
Shuft6711/
Szopf6711/
Shoof6710/
Soyef678/
Sioff678/
Szuft678/
Soyaf677/
Sayuf676/
Shoft675/
Suffe675/
Saiuf674/
Sheuf674/
Søhof674/
Sayof674/
Sudfh674/
Sojaf673/
Sojif673/
Shohf673/
Suchf673/
Saiof673/
Shofs673/
Soueb673/
Siuff673/
Suyfe673/
Saufh673/
Suift672/
Sauft672/
Sosfh672/
Szoft672/
Suief672/
Shuif672/
Jssof671/
Zouef671/
Zouff671/
Schoueft671/
Soofs671/
Shuef671/
Shufs671/
Shupf671/
Showf671/
Seuft671/
Suitf671/
Suoff671/
Suyef671/
Souph671/
Souev671/
Soiff671/
Soift671/
Sufhh671/
Szuff671/
Shouv671/
Saudf671/
Sohfe671/
Sooft671/
Suffh671/
Sujif671/
Sujof671/
Xouhf671/
Xouvf671/
Hsujf671/
Soyfe670/
Sijof670/
Sofft670/

Souf Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Souf in the Russian language
Соуфsouf-

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