Oulfa Surname

2,555,468th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 57 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Algeria
Highest density in:
Algeria

Oulfa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oulfa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Algeria461:839,81641,727
Morocco91:3,830,67854,497
France11:66,422,722504,397
Libya11:6,243,9746,186

Oulfa (269) may also be a first name.

Oulfa Last Name Facts

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

Oulfa is more frequently found in Algeria than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Oulfa? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,555,468th most commonly held last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 127,851,683 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Oulfa reside; 98 percent reside in North Africa and 96 percent reside in Mahgreb. Oulfa is also the 542,091st most commonly used first name at a global level, borne by 269 people.

It is most numerous in Algeria, where it is carried by 46 people, or 1 in 839,816. In Algeria Oulfa is primarily concentrated in: Tébessa Province, where 100 percent live. Barring Algeria this last name occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Morocco, where 16 percent live and France, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oulfaa911/
Oulfat911/
Ulfa8951,735/
Olfa89253/
Houlfai831/
Ulfah8039,381/
Ulfat805,612/
Golfa801,277/
Olfat80649/
Olfah80549/
Olfaz80488/
Ulfha80322/
Hulfa80110/
Ulfas8044/
Gulfa8039/
Holfa8023/
Oelfa8018/
Oulfi807/
Ulfaj803/
Ullfa803/
Olfay801/
Aulfa801/
Ulfad801/
Ulfau801/
Ulfaz801/
Oulfo801/
Oulfy801/
Houlfaya771/
Hulfah7399/
Aulfah7336/
Ulfach7326/
Ullfah7316/
Ulfahs7312/
Goulfe7311/
Ulfahh7310/
Owelfa737/
Ouelfi734/
Aulfat734/
Oulfid733/
Holfah733/
Ulfauh733/
Ollfat732/
Huelfa731/
Gulfai731/
Ulffat731/
Ulfeat731/
Ullfat731/
Holfad731/
Houlfe731/
Ulfaat731/
Olfast731/
Ulfait731/
Ulfadt730/
Alfa6770,054/
Ulfi67957/
Ulfe67810/
Olfi67248/
Olfe6798/
Houlfou6753/
Ulfo6717/
Olfo678/
Olfj671/
Oulfout671/
Houlfoi671/
Houelfi671/
Ulffath671/
Gulfaij671/
Ulfy671/
Holfhat671/
Holfast670/

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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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  • 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 Oulfa
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