Bougaye Surname
Approximately 21 people bear this surname
Bougaye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 10 | 1:1,919,202 | 37,248 |
| Chad | 9 | 1:1,510,244 | 5,402 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
Bougaye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bougaye Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Bougaye (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﻜﺎﻱ) occurs in Niger more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Bougaye? popularity and diffusion
The last name Bougaye is the 4,307,654th most common last name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 347,025,996 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Bougaye live; 95 percent live in West Africa and 90 percent live in Chadic Africa.
Bougaye is most frequently held in Niger, where it is held by 10 people, or 1 in 1,919,202. In Niger Bougaye is most prevalent in: Maradi Region, where 100 percent are found. Apart from Niger this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Chad, where 43 percent are found and Cameroon, where 5 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Bougaye Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Bougaye in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺑﻜﺎﻱ | bkay | - |
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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 Bougaye
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