Boujelbene Surname

3,543,123rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 31 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tunisia
Highest density in:
Tunisia

Boujelbene 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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Boujelbene Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tunisia261:23,4863,642
France21:33,211,361423,184
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Boujelbene 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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Boujelbene Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Boujelbene Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Boujelbene is more commonly found in Tunisia than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Boujelbene.

How Common Is The Last Name Boujelbene? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,543,123rd most widespread surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 235,082,126 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 84 percent of Boujelbene are found; 84 percent are found in North Africa and 84 percent are found in Mahgreb.

It is most widely held in Tunisia, where it is held by 26 people, or 1 in 23,486. Not including Tunisia this last name is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in France, where 6 percent reside and Switzerland, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Boujelben9599/
Boujelbane9017/
Bouellbene901/
Boulbene89329/
Boujelban84215/
Boujelbên841/
Bouijellaben824/
Boujelbani804/
Boulbine781/
Bjelabne781/
Bjulban591/
Pajhalaben501/

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