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
The surname Boujelben is carried by more people in Tunisia than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant: Boujelbên. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Boujelben? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,860,621st most frequently occurring surname internationally, held by around 1 in 73,611,575 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 85 percent of Boujelben reside; 85 percent reside in North Africa and 85 percent reside in Mahgreb.
The surname Boujelben is most frequently occurring in Tunisia, where it is carried by 84 people, or 1 in 7,269. Outside of Tunisia this surname exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in Qatar, where 6 percent live and France, where 4 percent live.
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