Boutarfaya Surname
Approximately 59 people bear this surname
Boutarfaya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 51 | 1:80,291 | 5,266 |
| Algeria | 4 | 1:9,657,888 | 64,782 |
| Canada | 3 | 1:12,281,864 | 364,614 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
Boutarfaya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Boutarfaya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Boutarfaya (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﻮﻃﺮﻓﺎﻳﻪ) is more frequently found in Mauritania than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Boutarfaya click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Boutarfaya? popularity and diffusion
Boutarfaya is the 2,506,728th most prevalent last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 123,517,727 people. The surname Boutarfaya is predominantly found in Africa, where 95 percent of Boutarfaya live; 86 percent live in West Africa and 86 percent live in Senegambia Africa.
The surname is most frequently occurring in Mauritania, where it is borne by 51 people, or 1 in 80,291. In Mauritania Boutarfaya is primarily concentrated in: Dakhlet Nouadhibou Region, where 31 percent reside, Adrar Region, where 29 percent reside and Nouakchott-Nord Region, where 22 percent reside. Barring Mauritania it exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Algeria, where 7 percent reside and Canada, where 5 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Boutarfaya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Boutarfaya in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺑﻮﻃﺮﻓﺎﻳﻪ | bwtrfayh | 38.46 |
| ﺑﻮﻃﺮﻓﺎﻱ | bwtrfay | 30.77 |
| ﺑﻄﺮﻓﺎﻱ | btrfay | 15.38 |
| ﺑﻮﻃﺮﻓﺎﻳﺔ | bwtrfayt | 7.69 |
| ﺑﻄﺮﻓﺎﻳﻪ | btrfayh | 7.69 |
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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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