Zihouf Surname

1,484,726th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 142 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Algeria
Highest density in:
Algeria

Zihouf Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Zihouf Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Algeria1381:279,93928,436
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251

Zihouf Last Name Facts

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

The surname Zihouf is most common in Algeria. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zihouf? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,484,726th most frequently used last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 51,320,746 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Zihouf are found; 100 percent are found in North Africa and 100 percent are found in Mahgreb.

It is most numerous in Algeria, where it is borne by 138 people, or 1 in 279,939. In Algeria Zihouf is primarily concentrated in: El Bayadh Province, where 97 percent live and Mascara Province, where 3 percent live. Other than Algeria this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in Morocco, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zehouf83318/
Ziuf804/
Zihov736/
Zihowa67133/
Sihufe6717/
Zehauf674/
Zihova673/
Chiouf671/
Djiouf671/
Sihoub671/
Zehiuf671/
Zehoub671/
Zhihov671/
Zehoff671/
Sehouf671/
Seiouf671/
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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 Zihouf
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