Bougaou Surname
Approximately 363 people bear this surname
Bougaou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 360 | 1:53,311 | 2,626 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
Bougaou (91) may also be a first name.
Bougaou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bougaou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Bougaou is more frequently found in Niger than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Bougaou.
How Common Is The Last Name Bougaou? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 780,352nd most frequent surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 20,075,884 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Bougaou live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 99 percent live in Chadic Africa. It is also the 998,282nd most frequently used first name internationally, held by 91 people.
The last name Bougaou is most widely held in Niger, where it is held by 360 people, or 1 in 53,311. In Niger it is most numerous in: Maradi Region, where 56 percent live, Zinder Region, where 24 percent live and Diffa Region, where 11 percent live. Without taking into account Niger this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 1 percent live and Belgium, where 0 percent live.
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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 Bougaou
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