Bouaza Surname
Approximately 6,710 people bear this surname
Bouaza Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria | 5,740 | 1:6,730 | 1,113 |
| Morocco | 613 | 1:56,242 | 9,319 |
| France | 271 | 1:245,102 | 37,912 |
| Cameroon | 17 | 1:1,221,710 | 73,195 |
| Iran | 16 | 1:4,798,908 | 119,068 |
| Spain | 13 | 1:3,596,310 | 69,669 |
| Netherlands | 12 | 1:1,407,265 | 75,423 |
| Mauritania | 8 | 1:511,858 | 18,608 |
| Belgium | 6 | 1:1,916,107 | 103,447 |
| Canada | 6 | 1:6,140,932 | 260,641 |
| Chad | 4 | 1:3,398,050 | 7,703 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
The alternate forms: Bouâza (1) are calculated separately.
Bouaza (889) may also be a first name.
Bouaza Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bouaza Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Bouaza (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﻮﻋﺰﻩ) occurs most in Algeria. It may also occur as: Bouâza. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Bouaza? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 73,370th most frequently occurring surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 1,086,072 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 95 percent of Bouaza live; 95 percent live in North Africa and 95 percent live in Mahgreb. It is also the 272,584th most frequently used first name on earth It is held by 889 people.
The surname Bouaza is most widespread in Algeria, where it is borne by 5,740 people, or 1 in 6,730. In Algeria Bouaza is most common in: Constantine Province, where 25 percent reside, Tiaret Province, where 11 percent reside and Algiers Province, where 9 percent reside. Aside from Algeria this last name is found in 14 countries. It is also common in Morocco, where 9 percent reside and France, where 4 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Bouaza Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Bouaza in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺑﻮﻋﺰﻩ | bwzh | - |
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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 Bouaza
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