Boukessa Surname
Approximately 23 people bear this surname
Boukessa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria | 22 | 1:1,755,980 | 43,349 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
Boukessa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Boukessa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Boukessa (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﻮﻛﺴﻪ) occurs more in Algeria more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Boukessa click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Boukessa? popularity and diffusion
It is the 4,116,508th most frequently occurring last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 316,849,822 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Boukessa live; 96 percent live in North Africa and 96 percent live in Mahgreb.
The last name is most frequently held in Algeria, where it is borne by 22 people, or 1 in 1,755,980. Not including Algeria this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in Mauritania, where 4 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Boukessa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Boukessa in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺑﻮﻛﺴﻪ | bwksh | - |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- 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 Boukessa
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