Bouhena Surname
Approximately 43 people bear this surname
Bouhena Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 30 | 1:136,495 | 7,782 |
| Algeria | 12 | 1:3,219,296 | 45,820 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
Bouhena Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bouhena Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Bouhena (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﻮﻫﻦ) is found most frequently in Mauritania. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Bouhena click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bouhena? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,979,664th most commonly held surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 169,477,812 people. The last name Bouhena is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Bouhena are found; 72 percent are found in West Africa and 70 percent are found in Senegambia Africa.
Bouhena is most widely held in Mauritania, where it is carried by 30 people, or 1 in 136,495. In Mauritania Bouhena is most common in: Hodh Chargui Region, where 73 percent reside, Hodh El Gharbi Region, where 10 percent reside and Dakhlet Nouadhibou Region, where 7 percent reside. Besides Mauritania this surname occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Algeria, where 28 percent reside and Burkina Faso, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Bouhena Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Bouhena in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺑﻮﻫﻦ | bwhn | 69.23 |
| ﺑﻮﻫﻨﻪ | bwhnh | 23.08 |
| ﺑﻮﻫﻨﺎ | bwhna | 7.69 |
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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
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Bouhena
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