Bouafa Surname
Approximately 13 people bear this surname
Bouafa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 8 | 1:22,142,845 | 310,552 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
Bouafa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bouafa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Bouafa is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Bouafa? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 5,391,485th most frequently occurring family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 560,580,455 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 92 percent of Bouafa reside; 62 percent reside in West Africa and 62 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
It is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is held by 8 people, or 1 in 22,142,845. In Nigeria Bouafa is primarily concentrated in: Lagos, where 75 percent are found and Bayelsa, where 13 percent are found. Barring Nigeria Bouafa is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Algeria, where 15 percent are found and The Congo, where 8 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bouhafa | 92 | 2,023 | / |
| Bouafad | 92 | 10 | / |
| Bouaifa | 92 | 4 | / |
| Bouafat | 92 | 1 | / |
| Bouafai | 92 | 1 | / |
| Bouafaa | 92 | 1 | / |
| Bouafas | 92 | 1 | / |
| Boafa | 91 | 1 | / |
| Bouaffad | 86 | 887 | / |
| Bouhafad | 86 | 2 | / |
| Bouhaffa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Bouhafas | 86 | 1 | / |
| Bouahfas | 86 | 1 | / |
| Bouaffas | 86 | 1 | / |
| Bouaafas | 86 | 1 | / |
| Bouafass | 86 | 1 | / |
| Bouafi | 83 | 677 | / |
| Boafoa | 83 | 279 | / |
| Baoufa | 83 | 141 | / |
| Bouafo | 83 | 83 | / |
| Bouafe | 83 | 8 | / |
| Bouafy | 83 | 4 | / |
| Boafai | 83 | 1 | / |
| Wouafa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Bohafa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Bouhaffad | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bouhafaya | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bouaifi | 77 | 803 | / |
| Bouaffo | 77 | 183 | / |
| Bouafou | 77 | 182 | / |
| Bouapha | 77 | 144 | / |
| Bouafes | 77 | 58 | / |
| Bouaffi | 77 | 53 | / |
| Bouafer | 77 | 10 | / |
| Bouafis | 77 | 3 | / |
| Bouaffe | 77 | 2 | / |
| Bouafiz | 77 | 1 | / |
| Baoufah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Baoufad | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bouafed | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bouafie | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bouafeu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Boafaya | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bouaafi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Boafo | 73 | 30,818 | / |
| Baofa | 73 | 207 | / |
| Boafi | 73 | 6 | / |
| Boafe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bouhafer | 71 | 1,452 | / |
| Bouaffou | 71 | 1,062 | / |
| Bouhafid | 71 | 354 | / |
| Bouhafes | 71 | 312 | / |
| Bouafoud | 71 | 140 | / |
| Bouaifer | 71 | 8 | / |
| Bouaffes | 71 | 4 | / |
| Bouaphay | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bouaapha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bouaffed | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bouaffer | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bouahfes | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bouhoufa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bouhafis | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wouafo | 67 | 426 | / |
| Boafoh | 67 | 419 | / |
| Boaffo | 67 | 123 | / |
| Baofai | 67 | 19 | / |
| Baofat | 67 | 13 | / |
| Bouhaferr | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bouhafess | 67 | 1 | / |
| Baoufi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bahofa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bieafa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bouaffouh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bouafffou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Boafou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Boaffe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bouhaffer | 67 | 1 | / |
| Boapha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bauafy | 67 | 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
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- 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 Bouafa
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