Taouf Surname
Approximately 9 people bear this surname
Taouf Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 6 | 1:682,477 | 21,744 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
Taouf Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Taouf Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Taouf (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻄﻮﻑ) occurs in Mauritania more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Taouf.
How Common Is The Last Name Taouf? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 6,360,413th most frequent last name in the world, held by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 89 percent of Taouf live; 67 percent live in West Africa and 67 percent live in Senegambia Africa.
The surname is most frequently occurring in Mauritania, where it is borne by 6 people, or 1 in 682,477. In Mauritania Taouf is primarily found in: Trarza Region, where 100 percent are found. Without taking into account Mauritania Taouf is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Algeria, where 11 percent are found and Morocco, where 11 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tahouf | 91 | 26 | / |
| Taouef | 91 | 1 | / |
| Taof | 89 | 4 | / |
| Touaf | 80 | 859 | / |
| Tauaf | 80 | 17 | / |
| Taoff | 80 | 6 | / |
| Taofe | 80 | 2 | / |
| Taoub | 80 | 2 | / |
| Taauf | 80 | 1 | / |
| Tahuf | 80 | 1 | / |
| Touof | 80 | 1 | / |
| Tauofe | 73 | 12 | / |
| Tojufe | 73 | 11 | / |
| Tahuff | 73 | 4 | / |
| Touafe | 73 | 3 | / |
| Taoueb | 73 | 2 | / |
| Tahoof | 73 | 2 | / |
| Touofe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tahoub | 73 | 1 | / |
| Taujif | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tayyuf | 73 | 1 | / |
| Taoffe | 73 | 0 | / |
| Taov | 67 | 695 | / |
| Toaf | 67 | 346 | / |
| Taob | 67 | 110 | / |
| Taow | 67 | 9 | / |
| Touseaf | 67 | 1 | / |
Taouf Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Taouf in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻟﻄﻮﻑ | altwf | - |
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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 Taouf
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