Aflalo is a
Jewish surname used in the past mostly in
Morocco and
Algeria, nowadays especially in countries where live
Jews of Moroccan and Algerian origin, like
Israel,
France,
Canada etc.
The surname is probably relative to the Arabic word aflal, which means desert[1] or maybe is derived from the name of a
Berber village Afelilou in the Central
Atlas[2] or the
Tafilalet province in South-East Morocco [3][4]
Valerie Aflalo (born 1976), Swedish model, beauty pageant winner, and fashion designer
See also
Arron Afflalo (born 1985), American basketball player
Alain Afflelou , (born 1948), French optometrist and businessman, born in Algeria
Surname list
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surnameAflalo. If an
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Sources
Eve H. and Heinrich Walter Guggenheimer - Jewish Family Names and Their Origin, Ktav Publishers House, 1992 p.11