Bouceif Surname

1,907,068th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 95 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritania
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Bouceif Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bouceif Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mauritania941:43,5623,285
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422

The alternate forms: Bouceïf (1) are calculated separately.

Bouceif (18) may also be a first name.

Bouceif Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bouceif (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﻮﺳﻴﻒ) is held by more people in Mauritania than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms: Bouceïf. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Bouceif? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,907,068th most commonly occurring family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 76,711,010 people. Bouceif is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Bouceif live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 99 percent live in Senegambia Africa. Bouceif is also the 2,608,198th most widespread first name on earth It is held by 18 people.

The last name Bouceif is most commonly held in Mauritania, where it is borne by 94 people, or 1 in 43,562. In Mauritania it is primarily concentrated in: Dakhlet Nouadhibou Region, where 35 percent are found, Assaba Region, where 32 percent are found and Nouakchott-Ouest Region, where 14 percent are found. Not including Mauritania this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in Algeria, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Bouceif Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bouceif in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺑﻮﺳﻴﻒbwsyf97.06
ﺑﺴﻴﻒbsyf2.94

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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 Bouceif
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