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
Taouf (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻄﻮﻑ) is most common in Mauritania. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Taouf? popularity and diffusion
It is the 6,360,413th most prevalent family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 89 percent of Taouf are found; 67 percent are found in West Africa and 67 percent are found in Senegambia Africa.
The surname is most widely held in Mauritania, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 682,477. In Mauritania Taouf is most numerous in: Trarza Region, where 100 percent live. Besides Mauritania Taouf exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Algeria, where 11 percent live and Morocco, where 11 percent live.
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
- 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 Taouf
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