Bougtaya Surname

4,772,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritania
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Bougtaya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bougtaya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mauritania91:454,98517,374
Algeria41:9,657,88864,782
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251

Bougtaya Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bougtaya (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﻮﻛﻄﺎﻳﻪ) is held by more people in Mauritania than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Bougtaya.

How Common Is The Last Name Bougtaya? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 4,772,636th most prevalent last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 428,679,172 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Bougtaya live; 53 percent live in West Africa and 53 percent live in Senegambia Africa.

The last name Bougtaya is most common in Mauritania, where it is borne by 9 people, or 1 in 454,985. In Mauritania Bougtaya is most frequent in: Assaba Region, where 100 percent are found. Apart from Mauritania it is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Algeria, where 24 percent are found and Morocco, where 24 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bougttaya941/
Bougtay931/
Bouktaya882/
Bougtaye882/
Bougtaia881/
Bugtay86994/
Bogtay8618/
Bougtayeh8230/
Boukhtaya826/
Boktaya804/
Bugta77185/
Bogta775/
Bouktaia751/
Bhogta7112,149/
Bugtai711,425/
Bogtae7193/
Bugtha7122/
Bhugta7118/
Bugtae7110/
Bogtai718/
Boctay712/
Boukhtaia711/
Boggta711/
Boukta711/
Bagtaa711/
Buggtai67571/
Boukhta6750/
Bhaugta676/
Bouctta674/
Bocktay674/
Bhugtha673/
Bougter673/
Bougteu672/
Bhogtai671/
Baktaya671/
Bougtit671/
Bukhtayova671/

Bougtaya Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bougtaya in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺑﻮﻛﻄﺎﻳﻪbwktayh-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Bougtaya
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