Souafi Surname
Approximately 1,350 people bear this surname
Souafi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria | 1,038 | 1:37,217 | 6,755 |
| Morocco | 239 | 1:144,251 | 25,171 |
| France | 69 | 1:962,648 | 108,938 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
Souafi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Souafi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Souafi is found most in Algeria. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Souafi? popularity and diffusion
Souafi is the 284,958th most prevalent last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 5,398,182 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 95 percent of Souafi are found; 95 percent are found in North Africa and 95 percent are found in Mahgreb.
The last name is most frequently occurring in Algeria, where it is carried by 1,038 people, or 1 in 37,217. In Algeria Souafi is most frequent in: Aïn Témouchent Province, where 30 percent live, Mascara Province, where 21 percent live and Mostaganem Province, where 20 percent live. Outside of Algeria it occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in Morocco, where 18 percent live and France, where 5 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Souaifi | 92 | 53 | / |
| Souadfi | 92 | 2 | / |
| Soafi | 91 | 2 | / |
| Saoufi | 83 | 323 | / |
| Zouafi | 83 | 140 | / |
| Suhafi | 83 | 12 | / |
| Sohafi | 83 | 5 | / |
| Souafa | 83 | 3 | / |
| Soafie | 83 | 2 | / |
| Chouafi | 77 | 261 | / |
| Suhaifi | 77 | 55 | / |
| Sahoufi | 77 | 2 | / |
| Suhaafi | 77 | 2 | / |
| Suhafiy | 77 | 1 | / |
| Shaoufi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Saoudfi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Saofi | 73 | 98 | / |
| Soafe | 73 | 3 | / |
| Soafa | 73 | 3 | / |
| Chouaffi | 71 | 27 | / |
| Soaphi | 67 | 28 | / |
| Sohofi | 67 | 23 | / |
| Soafer | 67 | 16 | / |
| So'ofi | 67 | 12 | / |
| Sohavi | 67 | 8 | / |
| Saoufa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Zaoufi | 67 | 4 | / |
| Shoafe | 67 | 4 | / |
| Shaofi | 67 | 3 | / |
| Saofai | 67 | 3 | / |
| Soafes | 67 | 1 | / |
| Saaufi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Seuafa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shoafy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Siaofi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Soaffe | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Souafi
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