Boubaye Surname
Approximately 40 people bear this surname
Boubaye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 23 | 1:903,003 | 60,285 |
| Niger | 13 | 1:1,476,309 | 30,154 |
| Mauritania | 4 | 1:1,023,716 | 25,172 |
Boubaye (19) may also be a first name.
Boubaye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Boubaye Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Boubaye (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﻮﺑﺎﻱ) is found most frequently in Cameroon. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Boubaye? popularity and diffusion
Boubaye is the 3,100,440th most prevalent surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 182,188,648 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Boubaye live; 98 percent live in West Africa and 60 percent live in Senegambia Africa. Boubaye is also the 2,523,061st most widely held first name world-wide. It is borne by 19 people.
The last name is most common in Cameroon, where it is carried by 23 people, or 1 in 903,003. In Cameroon Boubaye is most numerous in: North Region, where 91 percent are found, Far North Region, where 4 percent are found and Littoral Region, where 4 percent are found. Aside from Cameroon it occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Niger, where 33 percent are found and Mauritania, where 10 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Boubaye Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Boubaye in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺑﻮﺑﺎﻱ | bwbay | 75 |
| ﺑﻮﺑﻲ | bwby | 25 |
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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
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- 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 Boubaye
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