Bouaba Surname

3,957,383rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Bouaba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bouaba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon181:1,153,83770,128
Mauritania21:2,047,43230,537
Niger21:9,596,00886,358
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
France11:66,422,722504,397

Bouaba (18) may also be a first name.

Bouaba Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bouaba (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﻮﺑﻪ) is found in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Bouaba.

How Common Is The Last Name Bouaba? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,957,383rd most widespread surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 291,501,837 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Bouaba reside; 64 percent reside in Central Africa and 60 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,608,198th most frequently used forename internationally, borne by 18 people.

The last name is most widespread in Cameroon, where it is carried by 18 people, or 1 in 1,153,837. In Cameroon Bouaba is primarily found in: Littoral Region, where 61 percent reside, South Region, where 17 percent reside and Adamawa Region, where 6 percent reside. Besides Cameroon Bouaba is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Mauritania, where 8 percent reside and Niger, where 8 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bouabas921,158/
Bouhaba92585/
Bouatba92465/
Bouabaz92441/
Bouabad92172/
Bouasba92166/
Bouaiba92142/
Bouabah929/
Bouabay926/
Bouabãa921/
Bouaboa921/
Bouayba921/
Bouabaa921/
Bouabha921/
Bouahba921/
Boaba91172/
Bouhabat86193/
Bouabaya86178/
Bouachba86165/
Bouabaia86147/
Boujaaba869/
Bouabach866/
Bouassba864/
Bouhabaz862/
Bouabass862/
Bouaabas861/
Bouabayd861/
Bouaibad861/
Bouhabas861/
Bouhaiba861/
Bouhajba861/
Bouabi83474/
Baouba83323/
Bouabe8347/
Boaboa8335/
Wouaba834/
Boabah832/
Bauaba831/
Boauba831/
Boabay831/
Boabai831/
Bohaba831/
Buhaba831/
Bouabo831/
Bouaby831/
Bouabé831/
Bouoba831/
Boabas831/
Bayhouaba8012/
Bouaichba801/
Bouaabaia801/
Bouhashba801/
Bouhabaya801/
Bouabid7710,325/
Bouaibi77411/
Boabaid77273/
Bouabes7791/
Bouabou7711/
Bahouba779/
Bouhabi776/
Bouabed776/
Bouabey775/
Bouabhi772/
Bouaber771/
Bouabeu771/
Bouabie771/
Bouabyd771/
Bouabez771/
Bouaboz771/
Wouhaba771/
Mpouaba771/
Boava731,093/
Boabe73146/
Boabo737/
Boabi735/
Voaba732/
Boabă731/
Boaby730/
Bouaboud71427/
Bouabieh71404/
Bouhajbi71204/
Bouabout7111/
Bouampai715/
Bouaabid714/
Bouhouba714/
Bouabeid713/
Bujjabai713/
Bouaibou712/
Bouaouea711/
Bouabeiz711/
Bauabaut711/
Wouabeah711/
Bouaabed711/
Bouabouz711/
Bouabess711/
Bouabiss711/
Bouhabed711/
Bouhaber711/
Buhabi67333/
Boabes67309/
Bouabouch67136/
Baoube67102/
Wouabo6778/
Boavas6722/
Baouwa6721/
Boobah6713/
Buyoba679/
Bouobe679/
Bauava675/
Bouobo675/
Buhabe674/
Bouaaboud674/
Wohaba673/
Wouoba673/
Boabid673/
Uhoaba673/
Wouawa673/
Baoubi672/
Bohoba672/
Bauabi671/
Bhojjabai671/
Bohava671/
Boayua671/
Uaouba671/
Waouba671/
Bohabi671/
Boabeș671/
Boaway671/
Buhawa671/
Bouavo671/
Baooua671/
Boabed671/
Bouhabous671/
Boahwa671/
Boauva671/
Bouova671/
Bouaumpai671/

Bouaba Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bouaba in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺑﻮﺑﻪbwbh-

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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 Bouaba
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