Boughalem Surname

96,782nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,911 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Algeria
Highest density in:
Algeria

Boughalem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Boughalem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Algeria2,8261:13,6702,428
Morocco1,7721:19,4563,003
France2181:304,69146,470
Spain521:899,07835,195
Belgium261:442,17945,013
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Boughalem (89) may also be a first name.

Boughalem Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Boughalem Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Boughalem is found in Algeria more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Boughalem? popularity and diffusion

The last name Boughalem is the 96,782nd most commonly occurring surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 1,483,923 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 94 percent of Boughalem live; 94 percent live in North Africa and 94 percent live in Mahgreb. It is also the 1,011,231st most commonly occurring given name world-wide, held by 89 people.

This surname is most widespread in Algeria, where it is carried by 2,826 people, or 1 in 13,670. In Algeria it is mostly concentrated in: Souk Ahras Province, where 24 percent are found, Algiers Province, where 18 percent are found and Oum el-Bouaghi Province, where 13 percent are found. Besides Algeria Boughalem occurs in 13 countries. It is also found in Morocco, where 36 percent are found and France, where 4 percent are found.

Boughalem Last Name Statistics demography

Boughalem earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 24.8% less than the national average, earning $32,450 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Boughallem952/
Boughailem951/
Boughaleme951/
Boghalem941/
Boughalim89196/
Bugalem881/
Boughoulem841/
Boughalime841/
Baghalem822/
Bongalem821/
Bugalen752/
Bagalem751/
Bogalim751/
Bogalen751/
Bugaleng71224/
Bungalim7142/
Bogaleng712/
Bongalen711/
Bougolen710/
Bhongalen677/
Bhangalem671/

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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 Boughalem
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