Bouaffia Surname

948,111th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 276 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Morocco
Highest density in:
Morocco

Bouaffia Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bouaffia Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Morocco2731:126,28622,036
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Bouaffia Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bouaffia is more commonly found in Morocco than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bouaffia? popularity and diffusion

The surname Bouaffia is the 948,111th most numerous surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 26,404,152 people. The last name Bouaffia is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Bouaffia reside; 100 percent reside in North Africa and 100 percent reside in Mahgreb.

The last name Bouaffia is most numerous in Morocco, where it is borne by 273 people, or 1 in 126,286. Barring Morocco Bouaffia exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Algeria, where 1 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bouhaffia941/
Bouafia9321,056/
Bouaafia88385/
Bouaifia884/
Bouhafia883/
Bouafiaa881/
Boafia864/
Bouàfia801/
Boaafia801/
Boaufia801/
Bouaafya751/
Bouafeou631/

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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 Bouaffia
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