Boouba Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Boouba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Boouba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon81:2,596,134118,056
Niger31:6,397,33978,839

Boouba Last Name Facts

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

The surname Boouba is found in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Boouba? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 5,812,366th most widespread surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 662,504,174 people. The last name Boouba occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Boouba live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 73 percent live in Senegambia Africa.

The surname Boouba is most commonly used in Cameroon, where it is carried by 8 people, or 1 in 2,596,134. In Cameroon Boouba is mostly found in: Far North Region, where 88 percent are found and North Region, where 13 percent are found. Excluding Cameroon this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in Niger, where 27 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bouhouba864/
Baouba83323/
Booube839/
Boiuba835/
Boauba831/
Baooua831/
Bouoba831/
Bojubai7752/
Bahouba779/
Booubou772/
Bououbi771/
Bahooba771/
Boyubay771/
Boyobay771/
Boyobai771/
Boouwai771/
Uooba731/
Bojjubai714/
Bhojubai714/
Bahoobai711/
Boouboth711/
Bohobi67106/
Baoube67102/
Buhuba6765/
Baouwa6721/
Boiube6717/
Buyoba679/
Bouobe679/
Bojuwa676/
Boyube675/
Bououbeid675/
Bouobo675/
Wojoba673/
Wouoba673/
Bhojubhai673/
Bouube672/
Baoubi672/
Bojobi671/
Waouba671/
Bojobo671/
Boauva671/
Bouhgoube671/
Baoubo671/
Boojuboot671/
Boyobo671/
Boyobe671/
Buyuba671/
Baoobi671/
Uaouba671/
Uoobea671/

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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 Boouba
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