Bougoufa Surname

200,386th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,083 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Algeria
Highest density in:
Algeria

Bougoufa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bougoufa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Algeria2,0001:19,3163,545
France611:1,088,897118,069
Niger111:1,744,72934,351
Mauritania71:584,98020,004
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Tunisia11:610,62630,336

Bougoufa (40) may also be a first name.

Bougoufa Last Name Facts

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

Bougoufa (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﻮﻛﻒ) occurs more in Algeria more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Bougoufa click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bougoufa? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 200,386th most commonly used last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 3,498,582 people. Bougoufa occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Bougoufa are found; 96 percent are found in North Africa and 96 percent are found in Mahgreb. Bougoufa is also the 1,614,485th most common first name worldwide. It is borne by 40 people.

Bougoufa is most frequently occurring in Algeria, where it is held by 2,000 people, or 1 in 19,316. In Algeria Bougoufa is primarily found in: Tébessa Province, where 19 percent live, Batna Province, where 18 percent live and Bordj Bou Arréridj Province, where 18 percent live. Besides Algeria this surname is found in 6 countries. It is also found in France, where 3 percent live and Niger, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bougouffa941,567/
Boughoufa9415/
Bouggoufa942/
Bougouefa941/
Bogoufa932/
Bougofa931/
Boughouffa891/
Bouggouffa891/
Bougoffa881,315/
Bougoufe889/
Bougoufo885/
Bougoefa881/
Bongoufa881/
Bouguffa881/
Bougoufi881/
Bogofa861/
Boughoufaia841/
Bouggoffa82254/
Bougoufou821/
Bongofa8096/
Bougafa807/
Bagoufa801/
Bogoffa801/
Bougatfa7521/
Bougaffa7514/
Boughafa756/
Bougoffi751/
Bangoufa751/
Bougafou751/
Bugufi71134/
Bogofe711/
Bagouffah711/
Bangofa67605/
Bongofe6755/
Bogopha6711/
Bakgofa672/
Bogaufi671/

Bougoufa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bougoufa in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺑﻮﻛﻒbwkf87.5
ﺑﻮﻛﻔﺔbwkft12.5

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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
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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 Bougoufa
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