Balafrej Surname
Approximately 2,135 people bear this surname
Balafrej Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morocco | 2,113 | 1:16,316 | 2,464 |
| France | 10 | 1:6,642,272 | 293,169 |
| Canada | 3 | 1:12,281,864 | 364,614 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
Balafrej Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Balafrej Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Balafrej is more frequently found in Morocco than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Balafrej? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 196,336th most numerous surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 3,413,370 people. The last name Balafrej occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Balafrej reside; 99 percent reside in North Africa and 99 percent reside in Mahgreb.
This last name is most numerous in Morocco, where it is borne by 2,113 people, or 1 in 16,316. Apart from Morocco it occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in France, where 0 percent reside and Canada, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Balafredj | 94 | 1 | / |
| Ballafreij | 89 | 4 | / |
| Belafrej | 88 | 4 | / |
| Balafrezh | 82 | 2 | / |
| Balfarj | 80 | 1 | / |
| Balafrikh | 71 | 4 | / |
| Boulafrie | 71 | 4 | / |
| Boulafres | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bellafrij | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ballafrikh | 67 | 4 | / |
| Belferrouj | 56 | 1 | / |
| Bel-Ferrouj | 53 | 1 | / |
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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 Balafrej
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