Bouani Surname

562,135th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 564 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Burkina Faso
Highest density in:
Tunisia

Bouani Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bouani Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Burkina Faso2401:76,4672,786
Morocco2391:144,25125,171
Tunisia221:27,7564,198
Cameroon171:1,221,71073,195
Germany101:8,050,546248,660
Benin91:1,148,40050,768
Spain71:6,678,86292,666
Congo51:997,81917,129
Lebanon51:1,127,41717,983
France31:22,140,907385,998
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147

Bouani (215) may also be a first name.

Bouani Last Name Facts

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

Bouani occurs in Burkina Faso more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Bouani? popularity and diffusion

The last name Bouani is the 562,135th most frequently occurring last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 12,921,181 people. The surname Bouani occurs mostly in Africa, where 95 percent of Bouani reside; 46 percent reside in North Africa and 46 percent reside in Mahgreb. Bouani is also the 616,131st most commonly held first name world-wide, held by 215 people.

The last name is most frequent in Burkina Faso, where it is held by 240 people, or 1 in 76,467. In Burkina Faso it is mostly concentrated in: Boucle du Mouhoun Region, where 99 percent live, Centre Region, where 0 percent live and Hauts-Bassins Region, where 0 percent live. Excluding Burkina Faso this last name exists in 15 countries. It is also found in Morocco, where 42 percent live and Tunisia, where 4 percent live.

Bouani Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Bouani surname is primarily Melkite Greek Catholic (100%) in Lebanon.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bouwani926/
Bouwanyi8621/
Bouhbani861/
Bovani83487/
Bowani83109/
Bauani831/
Bouhbaini801/
Boubane773,208/
Bojvani77106/
Bouwane7721/
Bojwani7719/
Bovvani775/
Bobanyi773/
Bovhani772/
Bouwana772/
Bawouni772/
Babouni772/
Botvani771/
Boubany771/
Bowanis771/
Bgovani771/
Bouvana771/
Bowhani771/
Bovanni771/
Bowanni771/
Bouhbahani752/
Bhojwani715,464/
Bhojvani712,057/
Bhovaniy71118/
Bowannie7145/
Bouvaine7118/
Babounai7115/
Bouwaina7113/
Bachuani714/
Bhowanie712/
Bohjwani712/
Bhoswani711/
Boubouni711/
Bouvhane711/
Bhoiwani711/
Bovainis711/
Bouweini711/
Bovanich711/
Bouhbane711/
Boubhane711/
Boubanne711/
Bavani671,871/
Bawani671,741/
Bovana67659/
Bowane67320/
Bovane67238/
Bobane67207/
Bowana6794/
Bovoni6755/
Bobanj6726/
Bouvagnet6725/
Bawoni6724/
Bobany6712/
Bavoni679/
Bhochwani678/
Bouhbeyni674/
Bouhbeini673/
Bowany672/
Voboni671/
Bauchwani671/
Bhoobhani671/
Bhojhwani671/
Bhoijwani671/
Bhojwanii671/
Bhojwanni671/

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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 Bouani
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