Boukef Surname
Approximately 800 people bear this surname
Boukef Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria | 714 | 1:54,106 | 9,245 |
| France | 56 | 1:1,186,120 | 124,657 |
| Tunisia | 20 | 1:30,531 | 4,563 |
| Sweden | 7 | 1:1,406,680 | 102,017 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Boukef Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Boukef Come From? nationality or country of origin
Boukef (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﻮﻛﻒ) is borne by more people in Algeria than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Boukef? popularity and diffusion
It is the 430,675th most frequently used family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 9,109,432 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 92 percent of Boukef are found; 92 percent are found in North Africa and 92 percent are found in Mahgreb.
This surname is most commonly held in Algeria, where it is held by 714 people, or 1 in 54,106. In Algeria it is mostly concentrated in: Tébessa Province, where 54 percent are found, Algiers Province, where 31 percent are found and Guelma Province, where 14 percent are found. Besides Algeria this surname exists in 6 countries. It is also found in France, where 7 percent are found and Tunisia, where 3 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boukhef | 92 | 1 | / |
| Bouykhef | 86 | 2 | / |
| Boukew | 83 | 2 | / |
| Beukef | 83 | 1 | / |
| Bokeft | 83 | 1 | / |
| Bouyekhef | 80 | 304 | / |
| Bouyakhef | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bouceif | 77 | 95 | / |
| Boukeaw | 77 | 12 | / |
| Bouskif | 77 | 10 | / |
| Bouchef | 77 | 3 | / |
| Boukhif | 77 | 3 | / |
| Bouceïf | 77 | 1 | / |
| Boquefe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Boukcif | 77 | 1 | / |
| Boukhew | 77 | 1 | / |
| Boukiew | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bukheef | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bukev | 73 | 24 | / |
| Bokew | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bokev | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bakef | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bayoucef | 71 | 688 | / |
| Boukheaw | 71 | 4 | / |
| Boucheff | 71 | 3 | / |
| Boudkeev | 71 | 2 | / |
| Beyoucef | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bouchkif | 71 | 1 | / |
| Boukhiew | 71 | 1 | / |
| Boucif | 67 | 7,122 | / |
| Bokiev | 67 | 5,531 | / |
| Bukeev | 67 | 315 | / |
| Bokeev | 67 | 66 | / |
| Bukeva | 67 | 38 | / |
| Bukiev | 67 | 26 | / |
| Bochef | 67 | 23 | / |
| Boykew | 67 | 7 | / |
| Bokeaw | 67 | 6 | / |
| Bakeef | 67 | 4 | / |
| Bukcev | 67 | 4 | / |
| Buckew | 67 | 3 | / |
| Bokeva | 67 | 3 | / |
| Bukeaw | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bukiew | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bookev | 67 | 2 | / |
| Buekew | 67 | 1 | / |
| Butkev | 67 | 1 | / |
| Boskew | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bakkef | 67 | 1 | / |
| Backef | 67 | 1 | / |
| Baakef | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bukesw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bouchkkif | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bouchkaif | 67 | 1 | / |
Boukef Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Boukef in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺑﻮﻛﻒ | bwkf | - |
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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
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Boukef
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