Boukazi Surname

1,206,588th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 195 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Congo

Boukazi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Boukazi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1851:957,52840,908
Congo61:831,51616,072
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
England11:55,718,059489,080
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705

Boukazi (20) may also be a first name.

Boukazi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Boukazi is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Boukazi? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,206,588th most common family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 37,372,030 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Boukazi are found; 96 percent are found in West Africa and 95 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Boukazi is also the 2,446,817th most commonly held first name in the world, held by 20 people.

The last name is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is held by 185 people, or 1 in 957,528. In Nigeria Boukazi is most frequent in: Bayelsa, where 78 percent live, Delta, where 15 percent live and Rivers, where 7 percent live. Barring Nigeria this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in The Congo, where 3 percent live and Algeria, where 1 percent live.

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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
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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 Boukazi
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