Bou-Bou Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Bou-Bou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
Bou-Bou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bou-Bou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Bou-Bou is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bou-Bou? popularity and diffusion
The last name Bou-Bou is the 8,968,613th most frequently occurring surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The surname Bou-Bou is primarily found in Africa, where 75 percent of Bou-Bou reside; 50 percent reside in West Africa and 50 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The last name is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 88,571,379. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Bayelsa, where 50 percent reside and Delta, where 50 percent reside. Apart from Nigeria this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Algeria, where 25 percent reside and The Netherlands, where 25 percent reside.
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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 Bou-Bou
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