Bougefa Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritania
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Bougefa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bougefa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mauritania81:511,85818,608
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bouguefa93114/
Bougeffa933/
Boughefa931/
Bougueffa88433/
Bouguefaa881/
Bouguefah881/
Bouguetfa881/
Bougheffa881/
Bouzefa863/
Boucefa862/
Bouchefa80349/
Bouceffa8017/
Bouguefe8012/
Bouzeffa804/
Boukhefa803/
Boujehfa802/
Boudjefa802/
Bougiffa801/
Bouzeafa801/
Bagefa7712/
Boucheffa75394/
Boudjehfa7515/
Boukheffa7510/
Bouchefaa7510/
Bouchefai751/
Boudjefha751/
Bongifa7134/
Bousifa711/
Bouchifa672/
Bousoifa671/

Bougefa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bougefa in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺑﻮﻛﻔﻪbwkfh66.67
ﺑﻮﻛﻒbwkf33.33

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Bougefa
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