Bouhem Surname

1,746,159th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 110 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritania
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Bouhem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bouhem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mauritania1091:37,5682,954
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406

Bouhem Last Name Facts

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

Bouhem (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﻮﻫﻢ) is held by more people in Mauritania than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Bouhem? popularity and diffusion

The surname Bouhem is the 1,746,159th most widely held surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 66,250,417 people. The last name Bouhem is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Bouhem live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 99 percent live in Senegambia Africa.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Mauritania, where it is held by 109 people, or 1 in 37,568. In Mauritania Bouhem is most numerous in: Nouakchott-Sud Region, where 28 percent are found, Gorgol Region, where 24 percent are found and Trarza Region, where 17 percent are found. Without taking into account Mauritania it exists in one country. It is also common in Cameroon, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bouheme921/
Bouheim920/
Bouem9149/
Buhem912/
Bouhitem861,273/
Boueme8322/
Bouhen833/
Beuhem833/
Bouhim832/
Boehem832/
Buhhem831/
Buhgem831/
Buem8045/
Bouhechem809/
Bouhaitem801/
Bouheitem801/
Bouhend772,622/
Bouhent77664/
Boeheim77106/
Bouhine7769/
Bouhene7759/
Bouitem772/
Beuheum771/
Bouhien771/
Bouhaim771/
Bouhenk771/
Pouheme771/
Booheme771/
Buhen73108/
Bouen7391/
Bueme7365/
Buhim739/
Buemd735/
Beuem733/
Buemc733/
Buehm732/
Bouim731/
Pouem731/
Bouym731/
Boeem731/
Boeim731/
Bouhaimd71285/
Bouhaine71253/
Bouhenne713/
Bouichen711/
Bouhennt711/
Bouhiten711/
Boujhine711/
Bouhin67140/
Bouyne67106/
Poueme6777/
Bouyim6752/
Bouine6723/
Bouhuisen6718/
Boueng6710/
Buaiem676/
Boehen675/
Buhean674/
Bouend673/
Buhaim673/
Boeehm672/
Buiyem671/
Bouhengue671/
Pouhim671/
Buijem671/
Bouime671/
Beuhim671/
Buetme671/
Boehim670/
Bouehn670/
Bhuhen670/
Bauhen670/
Boohen670/

Bouhem Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bouhem in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺑﻮﻫﻢbwhm96.77
ﺑﻮﻫﻮﻡbwhwm3.23

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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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