Louafi Surname

46,852nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,060 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Algeria
Highest density in:
Algeria

Louafi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Louafi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Algeria7,7231:5,002786
Morocco2,8631:12,0421,734
France3841:172,97626,937
Spain351:1,335,77243,485
Germany181:4,472,526177,866
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
Tunisia71:87,23213,677
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
England41:13,929,515290,718
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002

Louafi (874) may also be a first name.

Louafi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Louafi has its highest incidence in Algeria. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Louafi? popularity and diffusion

The last name Louafi is the 46,852nd most commonly used last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 658,910 people. The surname Louafi occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Louafi are found; 96 percent are found in North Africa and 96 percent are found in Mahgreb. It is also the 275,161st most prevalent first name at a global level It is held by 874 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Algeria, where it is borne by 7,723 people, or 1 in 5,002. In Algeria it is primarily concentrated in: Tébessa Province, where 38 percent reside, Oum el-Bouaghi Province, where 12 percent reside and Algiers Province, where 8 percent reside. Besides Algeria Louafi is found in 10 countries. It is also common in Morocco, where 26 percent reside and France, where 3 percent reside.

Louafi Last Name Statistics demography

Louafi earn notably less less than the average income. In Canada they earn 20.84% less than the national average, earning $39,329 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Louaifi92105/
Louaffi924/
Louafui921/
Louafie921/
Louasfi921/
Louatfi921/
Loafi911/
Laoufi836,819/
Louafy83206/
Louafe837/
Louafa831/
Lauafi831/
Loaufi831/
Lohafi831/
Laouffi773/
Lhaoufi771/
Louafaa771/
Laoufid771/
Liaoufi771/
Laoufii771/
Loafa73167/
Laofi736/
Loafy731/
Lahaoufi711/
Louhafer710/
Loafer6743/
Loafes6718/
Loaffe679/
Loafea679/
Laoufa673/
Laofai672/
Loafaj672/
Lohavi672/
Liaofi671/
Laoufe671/
Laoffi671/

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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 Louafi
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