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) occurs more in Mauritania more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Bougefa? popularity and diffusion
Bougefa is the 6,360,413th most frequently occurring surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Bougefa are found; 89 percent are found in West Africa and 89 percent are found in Senegambia Africa.
The last name is most common in Mauritania, where it is borne by 8 people, or 1 in 511,858. In Mauritania Bougefa is primarily found in: Hodh Chargui Region, where 100 percent reside. Barring Mauritania this last name is found in one country. It is also common in Algeria, where 11 percent reside.
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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