Bougaje Surname
Approximately 52 people bear this surname
Bougaje Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 41 | 1:468,098 | 12,501 |
| Mauritania | 11 | 1:372,260 | 15,230 |
Bougaje (30) may also be a first name.
Bougaje Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bougaje Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Bougaje (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﻮﻛﺞ) is found in Niger more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Bougaje? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,689,253rd most commonly occurring family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 140,145,114 people. Bougaje is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Bougaje are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 79 percent are found in Chadic Africa. It is also the 1,911,214th most common first name at a global level, held by 30 people.
Bougaje is most commonly held in Niger, where it is held by 41 people, or 1 in 468,098. In Niger it is most prevalent in: Agadez Region, where 73 percent live, Maradi Region, where 22 percent live and Diffa Region, where 2 percent live. Besides Niger this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in Mauritania, where 21 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Bougaje Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Bougaje in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺑﻮﻛﺞ | bwkj | - |
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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 Bougaje
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