Boudje Surname
Approximately 312 people bear this surname
Boudje Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 137 | 1:151,599 | 16,647 |
| Niger | 94 | 1:204,170 | 6,863 |
| Mauritania | 45 | 1:90,997 | 5,761 |
| Ivory Coast | 31 | 1:744,233 | 20,430 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
The alternate forms: Boudjé (21) are calculated separately.
Boudje (254) may also be a first name.
Boudje Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Boudje Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Boudje (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﺠﻪ) is found in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms: Boudjé. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Boudje? popularity and diffusion
The last name Boudje is the 868,551st most prevalent last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 23,357,519 people. The last name Boudje occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Boudje are found; 55 percent are found in West Africa and 33 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 559,024th most commonly occurring first name at a global level It is held by 254 people.
The surname Boudje is most frequently held in Cameroon, where it is carried by 137 people, or 1 in 151,599. In Cameroon Boudje is most common in: East Region, where 90 percent are found, Far North Region, where 3 percent are found and Adamawa Region, where 2 percent are found. Besides Cameroon it exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in Niger, where 30 percent are found and Mauritania, where 14 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Boudje Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Boudje in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺑﺠﻪ | bjh | 40 |
| ﺑﺞ | bj | 36.67 |
| ﺑﺠﻲ | bjy | 6.67 |
| ﺑﻮﺝ | bwj | 3.33 |
| ﺑﺪﻩ | bdh | 3.33 |
| ﺑﻮﺩﺝ | bwdj | 3.33 |
| ﺑﻮﺟﻪ | bwjh | 3.33 |
| ﺑﺠﺎ | bja | 3.33 |
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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 Boudje
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