Bougefa Surname
Approximately 9 people bear this surname
Bougefa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 8 | 1:511,858 | 18,608 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
Bougefa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bougefa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Bougefa (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﻮﻛﻔﻪ) is more frequently found in Mauritania than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Bougefa? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 6,360,413th most commonly held surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Bougefa live; 89 percent live in West Africa and 89 percent live in Senegambia Africa.
The surname Bougefa is most frequently occurring in Mauritania, where it is carried by 8 people, or 1 in 511,858. In Mauritania Bougefa is mostly found in: Hodh Chargui Region, where 100 percent live. Other than Mauritania it occurs in one country. It is also found in Algeria, where 11 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bouguefa | 93 | 114 | / |
| Bougeffa | 93 | 3 | / |
| Boughefa | 93 | 1 | / |
| Bougueffa | 88 | 433 | / |
| Bouguefaa | 88 | 1 | / |
| Bouguefah | 88 | 1 | / |
| Bouguetfa | 88 | 1 | / |
| Bougheffa | 88 | 1 | / |
| Bouzefa | 86 | 3 | / |
| Boucefa | 86 | 2 | / |
| Bouchefa | 80 | 349 | / |
| Bouceffa | 80 | 17 | / |
| Bouguefe | 80 | 12 | / |
| Bouzeffa | 80 | 4 | / |
| Boukhefa | 80 | 3 | / |
| Boujehfa | 80 | 2 | / |
| Boudjefa | 80 | 2 | / |
| Bougiffa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bouzeafa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bagefa | 77 | 12 | / |
| Boucheffa | 75 | 394 | / |
| Boudjehfa | 75 | 15 | / |
| Boukheffa | 75 | 10 | / |
| Bouchefaa | 75 | 10 | / |
| Bouchefai | 75 | 1 | / |
| Boudjefha | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bongifa | 71 | 34 | / |
| Bousifa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bouchifa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bousoifa | 67 | 1 | / |
Bougefa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Bougefa in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺑﻮﻛﻔﻪ | bwkfh | 66.67 |
| ﺑﻮﻛﻒ | bwkf | 33.33 |
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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 Bougefa
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