Souf Surname
Approximately 1,948 people bear this surname
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
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 842 | 1:78,887 | 11,111 |
| Algeria | 562 | 1:68,739 | 11,231 |
| Morocco | 443 | 1:77,824 | 13,257 |
| Iran | 30 | 1:2,559,417 | 82,750 |
| Tunisia | 25 | 1:24,425 | 3,774 |
| Pakistan | 14 | 1:12,760,278 | 55,960 |
| United States | 8 | 1:45,307,367 | 917,113 |
| Canada | 3 | 1:12,281,864 | 364,614 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
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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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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Souef | 89 | 1,111 | / |
| Shouf | 89 | 49 | / |
| Souft | 89 | 3 | / |
| Soufe | 89 | 3 | / |
| Souëf | 89 | 1 | / |
| Ssouf | 89 | 1 | / |
| Sof | 86 | 1,102 | / |
| Suf | 86 | 125 | / |
| Souffe | 80 | 82 | / |
| Shouff | 80 | 9 | / |
| Soueff | 80 | 8 | / |
| Sayouf | 80 | 5 | / |
| Shoufe | 80 | 4 | / |
| Souiaf | 80 | 4 | / |
| Schouf | 80 | 3 | / |
| Seiouf | 80 | 1 | / |
| Suef | 75 | 2,932 | / |
| Sufe | 75 | 2,164 | / |
| Sofe | 75 | 1,754 | / |
| Soft | 75 | 578 | / |
| Souw | 75 | 546 | / |
| Siof | 75 | 384 | / |
| Sauf | 75 | 358 | / |
| Soff | 75 | 331 | / |
| Soof | 75 | 247 | / |
| Soub | 75 | 182 | / |
| Suff | 75 | 135 | / |
| Suft | 75 | 125 | / |
| Soif | 75 | 97 | / |
| Shof | 75 | 96 | / |
| Suif | 75 | 70 | / |
| Soef | 75 | 45 | / |
| Shuf | 75 | 37 | / |
| Szof | 75 | 34 | / |
| Souv | 75 | 22 | / |
| Sopf | 75 | 20 | / |
| Zouf | 75 | 7 | / |
| Sowf | 75 | 6 | / |
| Soyf | 75 | 3 | / |
| Ssof | 75 | 3 | / |
| Seuf | 75 | 2 | / |
| Sofh | 75 | 2 | / |
| Suvf | 75 | 2 | / |
| Sojf | 75 | 2 | / |
| Sutf | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sosf | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sofp | 75 | 1 | / |
| Suuf | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sohf | 75 | 1 | / |
| Suzf | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sxuf | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sufs | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sudf | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ssuf | 75 | 1 | / |
| Jsof | 75 | 1 | / |
| Schouft | 73 | 42 | / |
| Schoufs | 73 | 38 | / |
| Schouff | 73 | 3 | / |
| Souchff | 73 | 1 | / |
| Saouefe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Schoupf | 73 | 0 | / |
| Shuff | 67 | 2,430 | / |
| Shoff | 67 | 2,047 | / |
| Soffe | 67 | 1,170 | / |
| Chouf | 67 | 849 | / |
| Shoub | 67 | 390 | / |
| Shauf | 67 | 308 | / |
| Sjouw | 67 | 138 | / |
| Sauff | 67 | 131 | / |
| Schof | 67 | 112 | / |
| Shofe | 67 | 105 | / |
| Sueff | 67 | 101 | / |
| Suofe | 67 | 84 | / |
| Shopf | 67 | 71 | / |
| Schuf | 67 | 53 | / |
| Saufe | 67 | 51 | / |
| Soubh | 67 | 49 | / |
| Shouw | 67 | 49 | / |
| Sgoff | 67 | 48 | / |
| Shoif | 67 | 47 | / |
| Sopfe | 67 | 37 | / |
| Soofe | 67 | 27 | / |
| Szoff | 67 | 26 | / |
| Shoef | 67 | 23 | / |
| Suife | 67 | 20 | / |
| Shufe | 67 | 18 | / |
| Sahuf | 67 | 14 | / |
| Seuff | 67 | 13 | / |
| Shuft | 67 | 11 | / |
| Szopf | 67 | 11 | / |
| Shoof | 67 | 10 | / |
| Soyef | 67 | 8 | / |
| Sioff | 67 | 8 | / |
| Szuft | 67 | 8 | / |
| Soyaf | 67 | 7 | / |
| Sayuf | 67 | 6 | / |
| Shoft | 67 | 5 | / |
| Suffe | 67 | 5 | / |
| Saiuf | 67 | 4 | / |
| Sheuf | 67 | 4 | / |
| Søhof | 67 | 4 | / |
| Sayof | 67 | 4 | / |
| Sudfh | 67 | 4 | / |
| Sojaf | 67 | 3 | / |
| Sojif | 67 | 3 | / |
| Shohf | 67 | 3 | / |
| Suchf | 67 | 3 | / |
| Saiof | 67 | 3 | / |
| Shofs | 67 | 3 | / |
| Soueb | 67 | 3 | / |
| Siuff | 67 | 3 | / |
| Suyfe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Saufh | 67 | 3 | / |
| Suift | 67 | 2 | / |
| Sauft | 67 | 2 | / |
| Sosfh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Szoft | 67 | 2 | / |
| Suief | 67 | 2 | / |
| Shuif | 67 | 2 | / |
| Jssof | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zouef | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zouff | 67 | 1 | / |
| Schoueft | 67 | 1 | / |
| Soofs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shuef | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shufs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shupf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Showf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Seuft | 67 | 1 | / |
| Suitf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Suoff | 67 | 1 | / |
| Suyef | 67 | 1 | / |
| Souph | 67 | 1 | / |
| Souev | 67 | 1 | / |
| Soiff | 67 | 1 | / |
| Soift | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sufhh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Szuff | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shouv | 67 | 1 | / |
| Saudf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sohfe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sooft | 67 | 1 | / |
| Suffh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sujif | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sujof | 67 | 1 | / |
| Xouhf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Xouvf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hsujf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Soyfe | 67 | 0 | / |
| Sijof | 67 | 0 | / |
| Sofft | 67 | 0 | / |
Souf Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Souf in the Russian language | ||
| Соуф | souf | - |
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