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
The surname Boukessa (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﻮﻛﺴﻪ) is found in Algeria more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Boukessa.
How Common Is The Last Name Boukessa? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 4,116,508th most frequently used family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 316,849,822 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Boukessa are found; 96 percent are found in North Africa and 96 percent are found in Mahgreb.
The surname Boukessa is most commonly used in Algeria, where it is borne by 22 people, or 1 in 1,755,980. Barring Algeria this surname is found in one country. It also occurs 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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