Bouam Surname
Approximately 2,830 people bear this surname
Bouam Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria | 2,152 | 1:17,951 | 3,285 |
| Morocco | 613 | 1:56,242 | 9,319 |
| Cameroon | 23 | 1:903,003 | 60,285 |
| France | 20 | 1:3,321,136 | 213,627 |
| United Arab Emirates | 8 | 1:1,145,284 | 40,289 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Mauritania | 3 | 1:1,364,954 | 27,355 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
Bouam Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bouam Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Bouam (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﻮﻋﻢ) occurs more in Algeria more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Bouam? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 155,005th most frequent last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 2,575,105 people. The surname Bouam is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Bouam reside; 98 percent reside in North Africa and 98 percent reside in Mahgreb.
The surname is most numerous in Algeria, where it is held by 2,152 people, or 1 in 17,951. In Algeria Bouam is most numerous in: Batna Province, where 40 percent live, Tipasa Province, where 37 percent live and Aïn Defla Province, where 6 percent live. Without taking into account Algeria this last name is found in 11 countries. It is also common in Morocco, where 22 percent live and Cameroon, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Bouam Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Bouam in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺑﻮﻋﻢ | bwm | - |
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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 Bouam
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