Bouftain Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Yemen
Highest density in:
Kuwait

Bouftain Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bouftain Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Yemen21:13,212,64740,633
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187

Bouftain Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bouftain has its highest incidence in Yemen. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Bouftain.

How Common Is The Last Name Bouftain? popularity and diffusion

The last name Bouftain is the 10,311,814th most commonly used last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Bouftain reside; 100 percent reside in West Asia and 100 percent reside in Arabian Peninsula.

The surname is most commonly used in Yemen, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 13,212,647. Excluding Yemen this last name is found in one country. It is also common in Kuwait, where 33 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Boftain9329/
Buftain935/
Bouftane889/
Bouftine884/
Bouftaim881/
Boubtain881/
Buftaim8016/
Boubtan808/
Bowtain801/
Bueftan801/
Bovtain801/
Bufftan800/
Baftan7119/
Bobtan715/
Babtain671,705/
Bowtine673/
Buftham673/
Baftien672/
Bowtein671/
Bofteen671/
Bowteang631/
Baftam57439/
Babtan57285/
Woftam572/
Babtein53199/
Bawthan5348/
Babtayn534/
Bovtoun531/
Bowtham531/
Beawtan530/
Babtayen509/
Babtoyan501/
Bawthing501/

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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 Bouftain
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