Ouafa Surname
Approximately 715 people bear this surname
Ouafa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morocco | 682 | 1:50,551 | 8,318 |
| Spain | 25 | 1:1,870,081 | 51,392 |
| Brazil | 7 | 1:30,582,047 | 441,004 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
Ouafa (19,971) may also be a first name.
Ouafa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ouafa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ouafa is held by more people in Morocco than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ouafa? popularity and diffusion
The surname Ouafa is the 469,804th most numerous family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 10,192,372 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Ouafa reside; 95 percent reside in North Africa and 95 percent reside in Mahgreb. Ouafa is also the 37,826th most frequently occurring first name throughout the world, held by 19,971 people.
This last name is most frequent in Morocco, where it is borne by 682 people, or 1 in 50,551. Without taking into account Morocco this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Spain, where 3 percent reside and Brazil, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ouafaa | 91 | 550 | / |
| Ouatfa | 91 | 5 | / |
| Ouafai | 91 | 3 | / |
| Ouafas | 91 | 1 | / |
| Ouafah | 91 | 1 | / |
| Ouaffa | 91 | 1 | / |
| Oafa | 89 | 3 | / |
| Ouaffai | 83 | 248 | / |
| Ouafi | 80 | 8,085 | / |
| Ouafo | 80 | 883 | / |
| Aoufa | 80 | 121 | / |
| Oaifa | 80 | 24 | / |
| Ouafy | 80 | 5 | / |
| Hoafa | 80 | 4 | / |
| Ouafe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ooafa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ouasfi | 73 | 1,046 | / |
| Ouadfi | 73 | 273 | / |
| Ouaffi | 73 | 207 | / |
| Houafi | 73 | 128 | / |
| Ouafeu | 73 | 64 | / |
| Ouaffo | 73 | 43 | / |
| Hoafat | 73 | 42 | / |
| Eyoafa | 73 | 11 | / |
| Aouffa | 73 | 10 | / |
| Ogiafa | 73 | 10 | / |
| Ouaffe | 73 | 7 | / |
| Houafo | 73 | 5 | / |
| Oiyafa | 73 | 5 | / |
| Ouafid | 73 | 5 | / |
| Oaufau | 73 | 4 | / |
| Aoufas | 73 | 4 | / |
| Haoufa | 73 | 3 | / |
| Ohaifa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ouafer | 73 | 2 | / |
| Gouafo | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ouafie | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oheafa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Auafea | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ouafet | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ojiafa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ouatfi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hauafa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Euoafa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ueafea | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ouadfe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oaffay | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aofa | 67 | 43 | / |
| Houadfi | 67 | 8 | / |
| Oafi | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ouaffeu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Aiouafi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ouatfeh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ayouafe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gouaffo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oafe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Houafio | 67 | 1 | / |
| Houaffo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Houafeu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oyoaifa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ouhafid | 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
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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 Ouafa
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