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 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
| 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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