Bougheloum Surname

1,882,912th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 97 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Algeria
Highest density in:
Algeria

Bougheloum Surname User-submission:

The Bougheloum surname means 'man with a lot of sheep'. It comes from ghenm or el ghlem, which means 'sheep' in Algeria, and bou, which means 'father' or 'person with a lot of things'.

Bougheloum Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Algeria961:402,41234,280
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

Bougheloum Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Bougheloum surname means 'man with a lot of sheep'. It comes from ghenm or el ghlem, which means 'sheep' in Algeria, and bou, which means 'father' or 'person with a lot of things'.

- salah.eddine_
DNA test information

Bougheloum Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bougheloum is more frequently found in Algeria than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Bougheloum.

How Common Is The Last Name Bougheloum? popularity and diffusion

The last name Bougheloum is the 1,882,912th most prevalent last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 75,129,339 people. Bougheloum is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Bougheloum are found; 99 percent are found in North Africa and 99 percent are found in Mahgreb.

The surname is most frequently used in Algeria, where it is carried by 96 people, or 1 in 402,412. In Algeria it is most numerous in: Mila Province, where 100 percent reside. Barring Algeria Bougheloum is found in one country. It also occurs in Canada, where 1 percent reside.

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