Bouftem Surname

1,955,159th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 91 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Yemen
Highest density in:
Yemen

Bouftem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bouftem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Yemen901:293,6149,728
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437

Bouftem Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bouftem is found most frequently in Yemen. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bouftem? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,955,159th most widespread surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 80,082,922 people. The surname Bouftem occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Bouftem live; 100 percent live in West Asia and 100 percent live in Arabian Peninsula.

The last name Bouftem is most commonly held in Yemen, where it is held by 90 people, or 1 in 293,614. In Yemen it is primarily concentrated in: Hadramaut Governorate, where 96 percent reside and Sana'a Governorate, where 4 percent reside. Besides Yemen this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in The United Arab Emirates, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Boftem922/
Bouftim861/
Bouftaim801/
Baftem77897/
Boften77105/
Buften770/
Buftaim7116/
Bofteen711/
Bouftina671/
Boftin62388/
Baften6215/
Baftim625/
Buftin623/
Babtem621/
Buwten621/
Bowten620/
Baftien572/
Buftion571/
Baaften571/
Boybtim571/

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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 Bouftem
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