Bouifer Surname

926,175th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 285 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Algeria
Highest density in:
Algeria

Bouifer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bouifer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Algeria2781:138,96218,807
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
France11:66,422,722504,397
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Bouifer Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bouifer is held by more people in Algeria than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of Bouifer click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bouifer? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 926,175th most frequently used family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 25,570,337 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Bouifer are found; 99 percent are found in North Africa and 99 percent are found in Mahgreb.

The last name is most widely held in Algeria, where it is carried by 278 people, or 1 in 138,962. In Algeria Bouifer is primarily concentrated in: Boumerdès Province, where 74 percent reside and Blida Province, where 26 percent reside. Beside Algeria it exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Morocco, where 1 percent reside and France, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bouaifer938/
Bouiffer934/
Bouifere931/
Bouifir861/
Boefer7721/
Bouifi771/
Bouifa771/
Bouaifi71803/
Bouisfi71409/
Bouaifa714/
Boepfer710/
Bajaifer67199/
Boefe673/
Wohifert671/
Bajaiffer631/
Bahife621/
Bohifa621/
Woefer620/
Bouysfi57375/
Baiyefe573/
Woeffer571/
Bouhefa571/
Boyiefa571/
Bojaifa571/
Woeferd570/
Bouheffa531/
Bahifire531/
Boefa5048/
Bouhefiss501/

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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 Bouifer
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