Bouhem Surname
Approximately 110 people bear this surname
Bouhem Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 109 | 1:37,568 | 2,954 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
Bouhem Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bouhem Come From? nationality or country of origin
Bouhem (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﻮﻫﻢ) is found most frequently in Mauritania. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bouhem? popularity and diffusion
Bouhem is the 1,746,159th most commonly occurring family name internationally, held by around 1 in 66,250,417 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Bouhem are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Senegambia Africa.
This last name is most widely held in Mauritania, where it is borne by 109 people, or 1 in 37,568. In Mauritania Bouhem is most frequent in: Nouakchott-Sud Region, where 28 percent live, Gorgol Region, where 24 percent live and Trarza Region, where 17 percent live. Excluding Mauritania this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bouheme | 92 | 1 | / |
| Bouheim | 92 | 0 | / |
| Bouem | 91 | 49 | / |
| Buhem | 91 | 2 | / |
| Bouhitem | 86 | 1,273 | / |
| Boueme | 83 | 22 | / |
| Bouhen | 83 | 3 | / |
| Beuhem | 83 | 3 | / |
| Bouhim | 83 | 2 | / |
| Boehem | 83 | 2 | / |
| Buhhem | 83 | 1 | / |
| Buhgem | 83 | 1 | / |
| Buem | 80 | 45 | / |
| Bouhechem | 80 | 9 | / |
| Bouhaitem | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bouheitem | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bouhend | 77 | 2,622 | / |
| Bouhent | 77 | 664 | / |
| Boeheim | 77 | 106 | / |
| Bouhine | 77 | 69 | / |
| Bouhene | 77 | 59 | / |
| Bouitem | 77 | 2 | / |
| Beuheum | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bouhien | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bouhaim | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bouhenk | 77 | 1 | / |
| Pouheme | 77 | 1 | / |
| Booheme | 77 | 1 | / |
| Buhen | 73 | 108 | / |
| Bouen | 73 | 91 | / |
| Bueme | 73 | 65 | / |
| Buhim | 73 | 9 | / |
| Buemd | 73 | 5 | / |
| Beuem | 73 | 3 | / |
| Buemc | 73 | 3 | / |
| Buehm | 73 | 2 | / |
| Bouim | 73 | 1 | / |
| Pouem | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bouym | 73 | 1 | / |
| Boeem | 73 | 1 | / |
| Boeim | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bouhaimd | 71 | 285 | / |
| Bouhaine | 71 | 253 | / |
| Bouhenne | 71 | 3 | / |
| Bouichen | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bouhennt | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bouhiten | 71 | 1 | / |
| Boujhine | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bouhin | 67 | 140 | / |
| Bouyne | 67 | 106 | / |
| Poueme | 67 | 77 | / |
| Bouyim | 67 | 52 | / |
| Bouine | 67 | 23 | / |
| Bouhuisen | 67 | 18 | / |
| Boueng | 67 | 10 | / |
| Buaiem | 67 | 6 | / |
| Boehen | 67 | 5 | / |
| Buhean | 67 | 4 | / |
| Bouend | 67 | 3 | / |
| Buhaim | 67 | 3 | / |
| Boeehm | 67 | 2 | / |
| Buiyem | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bouhengue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pouhim | 67 | 1 | / |
| Buijem | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bouime | 67 | 1 | / |
| Beuhim | 67 | 1 | / |
| Buetme | 67 | 1 | / |
| Boehim | 67 | 0 | / |
| Bouehn | 67 | 0 | / |
| Bhuhen | 67 | 0 | / |
| Bauhen | 67 | 0 | / |
| Boohen | 67 | 0 | / |
Bouhem Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Bouhem in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺑﻮﻫﻢ | bwhm | 96.77 |
| ﺑﻮﻫﻮﻡ | bwhwm | 3.23 |
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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 Bouhem
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