Ouffa Surname
Approximately 2,117 people bear this surname
Ouffa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria | 1,426 | 1:27,091 | 4,917 |
| Morocco | 511 | 1:67,468 | 11,380 |
| France | 168 | 1:395,373 | 58,261 |
| Niger | 7 | 1:2,741,717 | 49,802 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
Ouffa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ouffa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ouffa (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻭﻓﻲ) is found most in Algeria. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ouffa? popularity and diffusion
It is the 197,721st most prevalent surname on earth, held by around 1 in 3,442,393 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 92 percent of Ouffa live; 91 percent live in North Africa and 91 percent live in Mahgreb.
This surname is most common in Algeria, where it is borne by 1,426 people, or 1 in 27,091. In Algeria Ouffa is most common in: Aïn Defla Province, where 75 percent reside, Chlef Province, where 14 percent reside and Tipasa Province, where 11 percent reside. Barring Algeria this surname exists in 7 countries. It is also common in Morocco, where 24 percent reside and France, where 8 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Ouffa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ouffa in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻭﻓﻲ | awfy | - |
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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 Ouffa
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