Boujah Surname
Approximately 34 people bear this surname
Boujah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 18 | 1:227,492 | 10,961 |
| Morocco | 9 | 1:3,830,678 | 54,497 |
| Tunisia | 7 | 1:87,232 | 13,677 |
Boujah (19) may also be a first name.
Boujah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Boujah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Boujah (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﺠﺎﻩ) is found most in Mauritania. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Boujah? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 3,373,373rd most widely held surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 214,339,586 people. The last name Boujah is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Boujah are found; 53 percent are found in West Africa and 53 percent are found in Senegambia Africa. It is also the 2,523,061st most numerous forename throughout the world It is held by 19 people.
Boujah is most frequently used in Mauritania, where it is held by 18 people, or 1 in 227,492. In Mauritania it is most common in: Trarza Region, where 72 percent reside, Hodh Chargui Region, where 22 percent reside and Nouakchott-Nord Region, where 6 percent reside. Apart from Mauritania this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Morocco, where 26 percent reside and Tunisia, where 21 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Boujah Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Boujah in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺑﺠﺎﻩ | bjah | 92.86 |
| ﺍﺑﺠﺎﻩ | abjah | 7.14 |
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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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- 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 Boujah
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