Bouaref Surname
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
Bouaref Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 2 | 1:2,047,432 | 30,537 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
Bouaref Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bouaref Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Bouaref (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﻮﻋﺮﻳﻒ) is more frequently found in Mauritania than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Bouaref.
How Common Is The Last Name Bouaref? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 8,193,072nd most frequently held family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 80 percent of Bouaref live; 40 percent live in North Africa and 40 percent live in Mahgreb.
It is most prevalent in Mauritania, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 2,047,432. In Mauritania it is most numerous in: Hodh Chargui Region, where 50 percent are found and Nouakchott-Nord Region, where 50 percent are found. Besides Mauritania this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Algeria, where 20 percent are found and France, where 20 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bouareif | 93 | 31 | / |
| Bouarif | 86 | 1,336 | / |
| Bouareb | 86 | 1 | / |
| Bouarev | 86 | 1 | / |
| Boarref | 86 | 0 | / |
| Bouaraif | 80 | 23 | / |
| Bouhareb | 80 | 12 | / |
| Bouareiv | 80 | 10 | / |
| Bouarrif | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bouarife | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bouharif | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bouarib | 71 | 597 | / |
| Buharev | 71 | 18 | / |
| Boharev | 71 | 4 | / |
| Buhareva | 67 | 13 | / |
| Bohareva | 67 | 8 | / |
| Buhariev | 67 | 3 | / |
| Bahourif | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bouaraib | 67 | 1 | / |
| Buharib | 57 | 7 | / |
| Bohorev | 57 | 2 | / |
| Bohoreva | 53 | 4 | / |
| Bahharev | 53 | 1 | / |
| Buhoriev | 53 | 1 | / |
| Baiyarif | 53 | 1 | / |
Bouaref Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Bouaref in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺑﻮﻋﺮﻳﻒ | bwryf | 33.33 |
| ﺑﻮﻋﺮﻑ | bwrf | 33.33 |
| ﺑﻌﺮﻑ | brf | 33.33 |
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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 Bouaref
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