Boube Surname
Approximately 49,425 people bear this surname
Boube Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 45,165 | 1:425 | 72 |
| Benin | 3,253 | 1:3,177 | 384 |
| Mauritania | 409 | 1:10,012 | 1,033 |
| France | 307 | 1:216,361 | 33,623 |
| Iran | 132 | 1:581,686 | 32,703 |
| Cameroon | 119 | 1:174,530 | 18,525 |
| United States | 6 | 1:60,409,822 | 1,028,827 |
| Burkina Faso | 5 | 1:3,670,420 | 19,318 |
| Mali | 4 | 1:4,242,259 | 2,433 |
| Argentina | 3 | 1:14,247,805 | 235,975 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Somaliland | 1 | 1:3,500,182 | 1,592 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Guinea | 1 | 1:11,833,817 | 3,268 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
The alternate forms: Boubé (109) are calculated separately.
Boube (25,712) may also be a first name.
Boube Demographics
Average Boube Salary in
United States
$43,656 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Boube Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Boube Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Boube (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﻮﺏ) has its highest incidence in Niger. It can appear as: Boubé. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Boube? popularity and diffusion
The surname Boube is the 11,368th most frequently occurring family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 147,447 people. Boube occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Boube are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 91 percent are found in Chadic Africa. It is also the 31,311th most frequently held first name world-wide. It is borne by 25,712 people.
The surname is most widespread in Niger, where it is borne by 45,165 people, or 1 in 425. In Niger it is most frequent in: Tahoua Region, where 34 percent reside, Dosso Region, where 32 percent reside and Maradi Region, where 13 percent reside. Aside from Niger Boube occurs in 26 countries. It also occurs in Benin, where 7 percent reside and Mauritania, where 1 percent reside.
Boube Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Boube has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Boube last name rose 600 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Boube Last Name Statistics demography
Boube earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 1.17% more than the national average, earning $43,656 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Boube Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Boube in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺑﻮﺏ | bwb | 72.99 |
| ﺑﻮﺑﻪ | bwbh | 21.33 |
| ﺑﻮﺑﻰ | bwby | 2.37 |
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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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- 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 Boube
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