Boukey Surname
Approximately 11 people bear this surname
Boukey Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 6 | 1:682,477 | 21,744 |
| Niger | 2 | 1:9,596,008 | 86,358 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Boukey Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Boukey Come From? nationality or country of origin
Boukey (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﻮﻛﻲ) occurs in Mauritania more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Boukey click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Boukey? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 5,812,366th most commonly occurring family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 662,504,174 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 91 percent of Boukey reside; 91 percent reside in West Africa and 55 percent reside in Senegambia Africa.
Boukey is most frequent in Mauritania, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 682,477. In Mauritania it is most frequent in: Trarza Region, where 67 percent live, Brakna Region, where 17 percent live and Tiris Zemmour Region, where 17 percent live. Barring Mauritania it exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Niger, where 18 percent live and Benin, where 9 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Boukey Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Boukey in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺑﻮﻛﻲ | bwky | 50 |
| ﺑﻜﻲ | bky | 25 |
| ﺑﻜﻰ | bky | 25 |
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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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- 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 Boukey
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