Boulafia Surname
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Boulafia Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
Boulafia Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Boulafia Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Boulafia (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﻮﻻﻓﻴﻪ) has its highest incidence in Algeria. It can also be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Boulafia.
How Common Is The Last Name Boulafia? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 10,311,814th most widespread surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name Boulafia is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Boulafia live; 67 percent live in North Africa and 67 percent live in Mahgreb.
This last name is most widely held in Algeria, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 19,315,776. Besides Algeria it exists in one country. It is also found in Mauritania, where 33 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bulafia | 93 | 29 | / |
| Bolafia | 93 | 4 | / |
| Boulafea | 88 | 1 | / |
| Bulaffia | 88 | 1 | / |
| Boulafeaa | 82 | 1 | / |
| Bulafya | 80 | 103 | / |
| Balafia | 80 | 11 | / |
| Bolaffio | 75 | 5 | / |
| Bulaphia | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bhalafia | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bolofio | 67 | 34 | / |
| Balafio | 67 | 28 | / |
| Uolofia | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wolofia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Walafia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Walafiah | 63 | 23 | / |
| Walafiat | 63 | 8 | / |
| Bgalafio | 63 | 1 | / |
| Walafio | 53 | 164 | / |
| Balefio | 53 | 4 | / |
| Wolofio | 53 | 4 | / |
| Waleafea | 50 | 19 | / |
Boulafia Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Boulafia in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺑﻮﻻﻓﻴﻪ | bwlafyh | - |
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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 Boulafia
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