Bouaffar Surname

218,358th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,876 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Algeria
Highest density in:
Algeria

Bouaffar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bouaffar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Algeria1,8491:20,8933,838
France221:3,019,215204,848
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

Bouaffar Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bouaffar is found in Algeria more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Bouaffar? popularity and diffusion

The last name Bouaffar is the 218,358th most commonly occurring family name internationally, held by around 1 in 3,884,619 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Bouaffar reside; 99 percent reside in North Africa and 99 percent reside in Mahgreb.

The surname Bouaffar is most prevalent in Algeria, where it is carried by 1,849 people, or 1 in 20,893. In Algeria it is mostly found in: Skikda Province, where 100 percent reside, Tébessa Province, where 0 percent reside and Blida Province, where 0 percent reside. Apart from Algeria this surname exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in France, where 1 percent reside and Saudi Arabia, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bouaffard941/
Bouafar93131/
Bouhafar886/
Boujaafar82421/
Bouaafare821/
Bouaffour821/
Bouhaffour781/
Bouasfor751/
Bujaafar751/
Boafor71493/
Bouasfour716/
Bouhafour711/
Bhujjafar711/
Boafour6711/
Boaford670/
Beuaford634/
Bajaafar631/
Bajhafar631/
Bohaphar631/
Boachford591/
Woafor571/
Waofar571/

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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 Bouaffar
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