Bouanani Surname

29,623rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18,075 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Algeria
Highest density in:
Algeria

Bouanani Surname User-submission:

Bouanani is an Arabic surname, which comes from abu el anani (ابو العناني), meaning 'father of heights'.

Bouanani Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Algeria9,8011:3,942596
Morocco7,3611:4,684530
France5171:128,47719,587
Spain1571:297,78417,995
United States531:6,838,848318,712
Belgium411:280,40633,354
Canada371:995,82774,831
Netherlands371:456,41045,371
England211:2,653,24194,788
Tunisia181:33,9244,997
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228

Bouanani (1,001) may also be a first name.

Bouanani Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Bouanani is an Arabic surname, which comes from abu el anani (ابو العناني), meaning 'father of heights'.

- hyshem

Bouanani Last Name Facts

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

Bouanani is borne by more people in Algeria than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bouanani? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 29,623rd most frequently used family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 403,184 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 95 percent of Bouanani reside; 95 percent reside in North Africa and 95 percent reside in Mahgreb. It is also the 254,333rd most prevalent given name throughout the world, held by 1,001 people.

Bouanani is most commonly occurring in Algeria, where it is carried by 9,801 people, or 1 in 3,942. In Algeria it is most frequent in: Tlemcen Province, where 23 percent are found, Saïda Province, where 19 percent are found and Oran Province, where 12 percent are found. Outside of Algeria this surname is found in 22 countries. It is also found in Morocco, where 41 percent are found and France, where 3 percent are found.

Bouanani Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Bouanani earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 32.66% more than the national average, earning $57,241 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.4% less than the national average, earning $42,032 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bouannani943/
Bobounani821/
Bowangani821/
Bavanani7511/
Vabananni713/
Babannani711/
Bhavanaani672/
Bhobhonani671/
Bavanoni631/
Bhavanane594/
Vabeinonai561/

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