Bouafra Surname

1,041,601st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 241 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United Arab Emirates
Highest density in:
United Arab Emirates

Bouafra Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bouafra Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United Arab Emirates2361:38,8234,064
Algeria51:7,726,31057,379

Bouafra Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bouafra is most common in The United Arab Emirates. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Bouafra click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bouafra? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,041,601st most numerous surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 30,238,780 people. The surname Bouafra occurs mostly in Asia, where 98 percent of Bouafra reside; 98 percent reside in West Asia and 98 percent reside in Arabian Peninsula.

It is most commonly used in The United Arab Emirates, where it is carried by 236 people, or 1 in 38,823. In The United Arab Emirates Bouafra is mostly found in: Sharjah, where 35 percent reside, Dubai, where 22 percent reside and Abu Dhabi, where 20 percent reside. Barring The United Arab Emirates this surname is found in one country. It is also common in Algeria, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bouhafra931,291/
Bouhaffra882/
Bouhafrad881/
Bouafre8683/
Bouafri8614/
Bouafry862/
Bouaffre8028/
Bouhofra801/
Bouafrou801/
Bouhofrad755/
Bouhoufra752/
Bouhafred751/
Bouhofrat751/
Bouhafres751/
Woaffra712/
Baoufrih67170/

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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 Bouafra
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