Bobeni Surname

4,427,875th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritania
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Bobeni Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bobeni Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mauritania91:454,98517,374
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Bobeni Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bobeni (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﻮﺑﻨﻲ) is found in Mauritania more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bobeni? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,427,875th most frequently held family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 364,377,296 people. Bobeni occurs predominantly in Africa, where 90 percent of Bobeni reside; 50 percent reside in West Africa and 50 percent reside in Senegambia Africa.

Bobeni is most commonly occurring in Mauritania, where it is carried by 9 people, or 1 in 454,985. In Mauritania Bobeni is most frequent in: Brakna Region, where 78 percent live, Hodh Chargui Region, where 11 percent live and Tiris Zemmour Region, where 11 percent live. Apart from Mauritania this last name exists in 6 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 20 percent live and South Africa, where 15 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Boubeni9268/
Bobengi9241/
Bobieni9216/
Bobenich8617/
Boibenie861/
Bobena83615/
Babeni83217/
Bobene83183/
Bobini8374/
Bobeny833/
Bouhbeyni804/
Bouhbeini803/
Babengi77766/
Bobinis7735/
Babenyi7727/
Boubena7710/
Boubeny776/
Boubene775/
Boiveni774/
Babenis773/
Boubini772/
Bobeena772/
Bobinhi771/
Bobigni771/
Babieni771/
Bobiene771/
Baubeni771/
Bobinoi771/
Bobenych7110/
Bobinich719/
Boubeina713/
Boobiene711/
Bossbini711/
Bhabenai711/
Boutbene711/
Babini674,542/
Babena67600/
Babene67527/
Bobină67204/
Bovene6723/
Bobyne6719/
Bobine6715/
Bobinaitė673/
Babeny673/
Bouhbeiny673/
Bouhbeine671/
Bouhbaini671/
Bobiny671/
Babyni671/

Bobeni Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bobeni in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺑﻮﺑﻨﻲbwbny80
ﺑﻮﺑﻦbwbn20

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Bobeni
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