Bouafou Surname

1,263,456th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 182 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ivory Coast
Highest density in:
Ivory Coast

Bouafou Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bouafou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ivory Coast941:245,4399,826
Algeria871:444,04135,614
Niger11:19,192,017110,060

Bouafou (14) may also be a first name.

Bouafou Last Name Facts

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

Bouafou occurs most in The Ivory Coast. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bouafou? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,263,456th most commonly used last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 40,041,461 people. The last name Bouafou occurs mostly in Africa, where 70 percent of Bouafou reside; 48 percent reside in North Africa and 48 percent reside in Mahgreb. Bouafou is also the 3,024,661st most numerous first name worldwide. It is borne by 14 people.

The surname is most numerous in The Ivory Coast, where it is borne by 94 people, or 1 in 245,439. In The Ivory Coast it is most prevalent in: Abidjan Autonomous District, where 59 percent reside, Sassandra-Marahoué District, where 12 percent reside and Comoé District, where 11 percent reside. Apart from The Ivory Coast it is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Algeria, where 48 percent reside and Niger, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bouaffou931,062/
Bouafoud93140/
Bouafoue931/
Bouafo9283/
Boafou921/
Bouaffouh881/
Bouafffou881/
Bouaffo86183/
Bouafeu861/
Wouafou861/
Boafo8330,818/
Boafu831/
Bouhaffoud821/
Bouafuia801/
Wouafo77426/
Boafoh77419/
Boafoa77279/
Boaffo77123/
Bouafa7713/
Buhafu771/
Woafou771/
Bououfous751/
Wouafouet751/
Bouhafa712,023/
Wouafeu71143/
Wouaffo71137/
Bouafad7110/
Bouaifa714/
Bouafai711/
Vouofou711/
Bouafie711/
Bouafaa711/
Bouafas711/
Bouapho711/
Bouafat711/
Bouaffad67887/
Baofo674/
Mpouofou672/
Wouaffeu672/
Bouhafad672/
Bouafeia671/
Bouafass671/
Bouaafas671/
Bouhaffa671/
Boafa671/
Woafo671/
Bouaffas671/
Bouafiya671/
Bouahfas671/
Bouhafas671/
Bouhoufa671/

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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 Bouafou
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