Bouhouh Surname
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
Bouhouh Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 3 | 1:1,364,954 | 27,355 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
Bouhouh Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bouhouh Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Bouhouh (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﺑﻬﻮﻩ) occurs more in Mauritania more than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Bouhouh? popularity and diffusion
The last name Bouhouh is the 8,193,072nd most frequent surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 60 percent of Bouhouh reside; 60 percent reside in West Africa and 60 percent reside in Senegambia Africa.
The surname Bouhouh is most numerous in Mauritania, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 1,364,954. In Mauritania Bouhouh is most frequent in: Adrar Region, where 67 percent reside and Tiris Zemmour Region, where 33 percent reside. Outside of Mauritania Bouhouh occurs in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 40 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Bouhouh Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Bouhouh in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﺑﻬﻮﻩ | abhwh | 50 |
| ﺃﺑﻬﻮﻩ | abhwh | 25 |
| ﺑﻬﻮﻩ | bhwh | 25 |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Bouhouh
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