Boughe Surname
Approximately 48 people bear this surname
Boughe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 26 | 1:157,495 | 8,595 |
| Cameroon | 12 | 1:1,730,756 | 92,157 |
| Lebanon | 3 | 1:1,879,028 | 22,073 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
The alternate forms: Boughé (14) are calculated separately.
Boughe Demographics
Boughe Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Boughe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Boughe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Boughe (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﻮﻛﻰ) is found most frequently in Mauritania. It may also be rendered in the variant forms: Boughé. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Boughe? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 2,808,717th most commonly held last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 151,823,873 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 88 percent of Boughe live; 60 percent live in West Africa and 54 percent live in Senegambia Africa.
This surname is most prevalent in Mauritania, where it is held by 26 people, or 1 in 157,495. In Mauritania it is mostly concentrated in: Assaba Region, where 88 percent reside, Gorgol Region, where 8 percent reside and Hodh El Gharbi Region, where 4 percent reside. Without taking into account Mauritania it exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 25 percent reside and Lebanon, where 6 percent reside.
Boughe Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is principally Melkite Greek Catholic (100%) in Lebanon.
Phonetically Similar Names
Boughe Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Boughe in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺑﻮﻛﻰ | bwky | 40 |
| ﺑﻖ | bq | 26.67 |
| ﺑﻮﻕ | bwq | 13.33 |
| ﺑﻮﻛﻲ | bwky | 13.33 |
| ﺑﻜﻪ | bkh | 6.67 |
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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 Boughe
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