Youf Surname

1,565,797th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 131 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Youf Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Youf Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France1181:562,90476,109
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147

Youf (16) may also be a first name.

Youf Last Name Facts

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

The surname Youf is held by more people in France than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Youf? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,565,797th most widely held last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 55,630,121 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 92 percent of Youf live; 90 percent live in Western Europe and 90 percent live in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 2,786,762nd most numerous forename at a global level, held by 16 people.

Youf is most frequently used in France, where it is held by 118 people, or 1 in 562,904. In France Youf is most numerous in: Normandy, where 47 percent reside, Hauts-de-France, where 29 percent reside and Île-de-France, where 8 percent reside. Apart from France it occurs in 11 countries. It is also common in Ireland, where 2 percent reside and The United States, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yousf898,556/
Youuf8915/
Youfe8913/
Yoyuf891/
Yaouf891/
Yoouf891/
Yuf8641/
Youssf802,642/
Youusf8050/
Eyoufe8022/
Heyouf8011/
Yousff8011/
Youswf8010/
Yaousf809/
Yousfe807/
Youshf805/
Yoousf804/
Yooyuf803/
Yoausf802/
Ayyouf801/
Youb755,314/
Youw751,060/
Yusf75897/
Youv75553/
Jouf75520/
Yufe7586/
Yuff756/
Iouf754/
Oiuf751/
Yauf751/
Yuzf751/
Yuhf751/
Heyyouf736/
Youssff732/
Youssfe731/
Yousswf731/
Yussf67488/
Yusff6798/
Yaoub6741/
Yuffe6722/
Yushf6713/
Joufs6712/
Yusdf6710/
Yeouw679/
Yuswf678/
Ayyuf677/
Yausf677/
Jaouf677/
Yusfe676/
Aayuf674/
Jousf673/
Uyusf673/
Yuffs672/
Ihouf672/
Joudf671/
Aiyuf671/
Yaoof671/
Yauff671/
Youvs671/
Oojuf671/
Yudff671/
Yujfz671/
Yooub671/
Hajyousf671/
Hyoub671/
Yooof671/
Geouf671/
Eyufe671/
Oiufs671/
Yuzsf671/
Jouff670/

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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
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  • 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 Youf
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