Where Does The Last Name Bouke Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Bouke (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﻮﻙ, Marathi: बोउके) occurs in Benin more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Bouké. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bouke? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name Bouke is the 303,386^th most numerous family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 5,830,037 people. The last name Bouke occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Bouke live; 74 percent live in West Africa and 41 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 136,711^th most numerous first name on earth, held by 2,838 people.

The last name Bouke is most frequent in Benin, where it is held by 402 people, or 1 in 25,710. In Benin it is most frequent in: Borgou Department, where 67 percent are found, Atakora Department, where 25 percent are found and Alibori Department, where 7 percent are found. Besides Benin this last name exists in 18 countries. It also occurs in Mauritania, where 29 percent are found and Cameroon, where 23 percent are found.

Bouke Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Bouke has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Bouke last name contracted 87 percent between 1880 and 2014.