Across the world, ضيوف (Diouf 
, ضيوف 
, Diuf ) is quite a common largely male, but infrequently female given name. The forename ضيوف is characteristic of Sub-Saharan Africa, particularly Senegal, where it is quite a common primarily masculine, but very infrequently female name, Burundi, where it is a rare masculine name, and Cameroon. Measured by absolute frequency, this name is the most popular in Senegal, Iraq, and Egypt. More frequently, ضيوف is the last name as well as the forename.