Bougay Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Bougay Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 3 | 1:6,397,339 | 78,839 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
Bougay Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bougay Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Bougay occurs more in Niger more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Bougay.
How Common Is The Last Name Bougay? popularity and diffusion
The surname Bougay is the 6,723,624th most commonly occurring last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 38 percent of Bougay live; 38 percent live in West Africa and 38 percent live in Chadic Africa.
Bougay is most widely held in Niger, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 6,397,339. In Niger Bougay is most frequent in: Maradi Region, where 33 percent live, Tahoua Region, where 33 percent live and Tillabéri Region, where 33 percent live. Not including Niger it occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Israel, where 25 percent live and The United States, where 25 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 Bougay
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