Boujelben Surname
Approximately 99 people bear this surname
Boujelben Surname User-submission:
An article in Arabic published in Shems-Eljanub, a local magazine in Sfax, Tunisia; is informing that according to a magistrate paper dated to 1630 (17th century), the ruler of the city of Sfax, at the time, was the knight Abu Elkassim, son of the knight Tayep Boujelben, serving the Ottoman Janissary army in controlling the insurgencies around the coast of now Tunisia.
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| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tunisia | 84 | 1:7,269 | 1,221 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| France | 4 | 1:16,605,680 | 368,153 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
The alternate forms: Boujelbên (1) are calculated separately.
Boujelben Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
An article in Arabic published in Shems-Eljanub, a local magazine in Sfax, Tunisia; is informing that according to a magistrate paper dated to 1630 (17th century), the ruler of the city of Sfax, at the time, was the knight Abu Elkassim, son of the knight Tayep Boujelben, serving the Ottoman Janissary army in controlling the insurgencies around the coast of now Tunisia.
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Where Does The Last Name Boujelben Come From? nationality or country of origin
Boujelben occurs more in Tunisia more than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms: Boujelbên. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Boujelben? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,860,621st most frequent family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 73,611,575 people. Boujelben is predominantly found in Africa, where 85 percent of Boujelben are found; 85 percent are found in North Africa and 85 percent are found in Mahgreb.
It is most frequently occurring in Tunisia, where it is held by 84 people, or 1 in 7,269. Barring Tunisia it is found in 6 countries. It is also found in Qatar, where 6 percent reside and France, where 4 percent reside.
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