Bodj Surname

2,506,728th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 59 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritania
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Bodj Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bodj Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mauritania541:75,8315,075
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
England11:55,718,059489,080
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705

Bodj (29) may also be a first name.

Bodj Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bodj (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻣﺒﻮﺩﺝ) is held by more people in Mauritania than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bodj? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,506,728th most frequent family name globally It is held by around 1 in 123,517,727 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 95 percent of Bodj live; 95 percent live in West Africa and 93 percent live in Senegambia Africa. Bodj is also the 1,951,561st most commonly occurring first name on earth, borne by 29 people.

The surname Bodj is most commonly occurring in Mauritania, where it is carried by 54 people, or 1 in 75,831. In Mauritania Bodj is most prevalent in: Gorgol Region, where 35 percent live, Nouakchott-Ouest Region, where 26 percent live and Brakna Region, where 20 percent live. Other than Mauritania this last name exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 3 percent live and England, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bodje89701/
Bodaj89133/
Bodoj8936/
Boudj8934/
Bodej892/
Bodjj891/
Boj863,809/
Boudje80312/
Boidje8032/
Boodje8021/
Bojduj808/
Bodaja803/
Bohdaj801/
Boudjd801/
Boda7574,167/
Bode7562,366/
Bodi7527,822/
Body7511,442/
Bhoj756,298/
Bedj75858/
Bouj75576/
Bojc75280/
Boij75244/
Badj75234/
Bojj75104/
Bojh7531/
Bodé7530/
Bodí7519/
Bojå7510/
Bodê759/
Boyj753/
Booj753/
Bodż751/
Bosj751/
Boxj751/
Buoj751/
Bodc751/
Bodjowa7311/
Boudouj734/
Bodjova731/
Bochdaj731/
Boudaja731/
Bouda6767,178/
Bodea6710,109/
Boody677,995/
Bodhe677,881/
Boddy677,645/
Bodhi676,958/
Boudi675,971/
Bodda675,472/
Badje675,272/
Bodet675,168/
Bodie674,807/
Boudy674,400/
Bodei672,882/
Boidi672,445/
Booij672,432/
Bojda672,236/
Boddi672,203/
Bodde671,940/
Bodey671,781/
Boder671,605/
Baadj671,519/
Bodio671,462/
Boyde671,381/
Bodha671,369/
Boode671,129/
Bhode671,019/
Bodoy67948/
Bodis67930/
Budaj67841/
Boyda67838/
Boday67828/
Boude67785/
Bodai67769/
Bodys67667/
Bhoda67637/
Booda67592/
Boedi67591/
Bodoa67565/
Badaj67532/
Bodes67529/
Boodi67529/
Boidy67520/
Bodge67494/
Bodyo67485/
Boida67430/
Boide67421/
Bodez67344/
Bodiš67331/
Bodaa67316/
Boede67313/
Bohde67287/
Buduj67265/
Bodoi67242/
Bodeh67188/
Boedy67158/
Bodii67130/
Bhoij67107/
Bhodi67106/
Bodee67102/
Bojdi6798/
Bedaj6775/
Bodiy6758/
Budój6751/
Bhooj6747/
Bodit6746/
Boddé6737/
Bädje6732/
Bhody6731/
Budoj6727/
Boojh6724/
Badej6724/
Budje6724/
Budij6722/
Boydi6719/
Bodyi6719/
Bodhy6717/
Bosde6716/
Boded6714/
Boëda6713/
Botda6711/
Boïde6711/
Bodid6710/
Bodih6710/
Bojjs6710/
Bodeu6710/
Bousj6710/
Boidé679/
Bohdi679/
Boodé679/
Boudé679/
Bodui678/
Buoda675/
Bodgi675/
Bosdi675/
Baduj674/
Boïda674/
Bohøj674/
Bodyy674/
Bedoj674/
Bhadj673/
Boduy673/
Buode673/
Bodip673/
Boydy672/
Bhojj672/
Botdi672/
Bahdj672/
Budej672/
Bojsz672/
Bodiş672/
Bodyś672/
Boozj672/
Bodiz672/
Botde671/
Hbody671/
Bhouj671/
Bojde671/
Bodyz671/
Badij671/
Bouhdaja671/
Beedj671/
Beddj671/
Voodj671/
Bodsh671/
Bodyt671/
Bodeî671/
Bodıe671/
Bojch671/
Bojsh671/
Budjj671/
Boïdé671/
Buodi671/
Boujs671/
Bosdy670/
Bosjh670/

Bodj Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bodj in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻣﺒﻮﺩﺝambwdj-

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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 Bodj
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