Bougo Surname
Approximately 320 people bear this surname
Bougo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 154 | 1:134,864 | 15,121 |
| Benin | 69 | 1:149,791 | 15,556 |
| France | 47 | 1:1,413,249 | 138,595 |
| Brazil | 25 | 1:8,562,973 | 188,780 |
| Niger | 17 | 1:1,128,942 | 24,295 |
| Ivory Coast | 6 | 1:3,845,205 | 48,272 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
Bougo (258) may also be a first name.
Bougo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bougo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Bougo (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﻮﻛﻮ) is borne by more people in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bougo? popularity and diffusion
It is the 853,416th most numerous family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 22,773,581 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 77 percent of Bougo live; 41 percent live in Central Africa and 40 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 554,411th most numerous first name worldwide. It is borne by 258 people.
The last name Bougo is most frequently held in Cameroon, where it is borne by 154 people, or 1 in 134,864. In Cameroon it is most common in: Centre Region, where 47 percent reside, West Region, where 19 percent reside and Far North Region, where 16 percent reside. Barring Cameroon this surname exists in 7 countries. It is also common in Benin, where 22 percent reside and France, where 15 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Bougo Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Bougo in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺑﻮﻛﻮ | bwkw | - |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Bougo
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