Bougah Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Bougah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 5 | 1:818,973 | 23,459 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Central African Republic | 1 | 1:4,515,390 | 1,196 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
Bougah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bougah Come From? nationality or country of origin
Bougah (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﻮﻛﺎﻩ) is most common in Mauritania. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Bougah? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 6,723,624th most prevalent surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 88 percent of Bougah reside; 63 percent reside in West Africa and 63 percent reside in Senegambia Africa.
Bougah is most commonly occurring in Mauritania, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 818,973. In Mauritania it is primarily found in: Trarza Region, where 60 percent are found, Nouakchott-Nord Region, where 20 percent are found and Tiris Zemmour Region, where 20 percent are found. Aside from Mauritania this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Algeria, where 13 percent are found and Central African Republic, where 13 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Bougah Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Bougah in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺑﻮﻛﺎﻩ | bwkah | 33.33 |
| ﺑﻜﺎﻩ | bkah | 33.33 |
| ﺑﻘﺎﻩ | bqah | 16.67 |
| ﺑﻐﺎﻩ | bghah | 16.67 |
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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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- 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 Bougah
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