Chouafa Surname
Approximately 148 people bear this surname
Chouafa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria | 143 | 1:270,151 | 27,863 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
Chouafa (39) may also be a first name.
Chouafa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chouafa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Chouafa is borne by more people in Algeria than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Chouafa.
How Common Is The Last Name Chouafa? popularity and diffusion
Chouafa is the 1,447,279th most commonly held last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 49,240,175 people. Chouafa is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Chouafa live; 99 percent live in North Africa and 99 percent live in Mahgreb. It is also the 1,637,361st most prevalent first name in the world, borne by 39 people.
The surname is most commonly occurring in Algeria, where it is carried by 143 people, or 1 in 270,151. In Algeria it is primarily concentrated in: Guelma Province, where 96 percent live, Sétif Province, where 3 percent live and Adrar Province, where 1 percent live. Other than Algeria Chouafa occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Morocco, where 3 percent live and France, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chouaffa | 93 | 18 | / |
| Tchouafa | 93 | 2 | / |
| Chouafaa | 93 | 1 | / |
| Choafa | 92 | 1 | / |
| Tchouaffa | 88 | 1 | / |
| Chouafi | 86 | 261 | / |
| Chaoufa | 86 | 3 | / |
| Chouafe | 86 | 2 | / |
| Khouafa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Couaffa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Hoafa | 83 | 4 | / |
| Chouaffi | 80 | 27 | / |
| Chouaffe | 80 | 16 | / |
| Houafi | 77 | 128 | / |
| Hoafat | 77 | 42 | / |
| Houafo | 77 | 5 | / |
| Souafa | 77 | 3 | / |
| Haoufa | 77 | 3 | / |
| Hauafa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tchaoufai | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chaoufi | 71 | 1,202 | / |
| Chaoufe | 71 | 171 | / |
| Chaofai | 71 | 11 | / |
| Tchouafout | 71 | 8 | / |
| Houadfi | 71 | 8 | / |
| Souafah | 71 | 4 | / |
| Khouafi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Khaoufa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Choafeh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Houaffo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chuhava | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tchouofo | 67 | 18 | / |
| Souaffah | 67 | 13 | / |
| Haofa | 67 | 12 | / |
| Chueapha | 67 | 6 | / |
| Soafa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Khouaffi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zoafa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chaoufou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Joafa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chaaoufi | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Chouafa
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