Boukhari Surname
Approximately 50,686 people bear this surname
Boukhari Surname User-submission:
Boukhari or Bukhari comes from the city of Bukhara in Uzbekistan. Al Bukhari means 'from Bukhara'. The imam Muhammad Al Bukhari came from Bukhara.
Boukhari Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria | 31,996 | 1:1,207 | 87 |
| Morocco | 13,291 | 1:2,594 | 206 |
| Chad | 2,889 | 1:4,705 | 737 |
| Saudi Arabia | 835 | 1:36,953 | 5,288 |
| France | 747 | 1:88,919 | 12,746 |
| Spain | 309 | 1:151,301 | 11,169 |
| Belgium | 105 | 1:109,492 | 16,366 |
| Mauritania | 65 | 1:62,998 | 4,372 |
| Tunisia | 56 | 1:10,904 | 1,803 |
| Canada | 51 | 1:722,463 | 57,796 |
| Kuwait | 48 | 1:79,181 | 9,331 |
| England | 44 | 1:1,266,320 | 57,817 |
| Pakistan | 38 | 1:4,701,155 | 31,402 |
| Netherlands | 38 | 1:444,399 | 44,765 |
| United States | 29 | 1:12,498,584 | 473,286 |
| Qatar | 22 | 1:107,182 | 11,536 |
| Germany | 13 | 1:6,192,728 | 213,814 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Lebanon | 12 | 1:469,757 | 12,312 |
| Sweden | 11 | 1:895,160 | 66,831 |
| Cameroon | 8 | 1:2,596,134 | 118,056 |
| Niger | 7 | 1:2,741,717 | 49,802 |
| United Arab Emirates | 6 | 1:1,527,046 | 51,993 |
| Switzerland | 6 | 1:1,368,819 | 77,571 |
| Malaysia | 5 | 1:5,898,845 | 196,803 |
| Syria | 5 | 1:3,860,204 | 11,832 |
| Norway | 4 | 1:1,285,572 | 69,185 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| Monaco | 3 | 1:12,355 | 2,088 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Jordan | 2 | 1:4,421,218 | 22,351 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Aruba | 1 | 1:103,477 | 2,586 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
Boukhari (3,536) may also be a first name.
Boukhari Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Boukhari or Bukhari comes from the city of Bukhara in Uzbekistan. Al Bukhari means 'from Bukhara'. The imam Muhammad Al Bukhari came from Bukhara.
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Average Boukhari Salary in
United States
$31,232 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Boukhari Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Boukhari Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Boukhari (Arabic: بوخاري, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺒﺨﺎﺭﻱ) occurs most in Algeria. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Boukhari click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Boukhari? popularity and diffusion
Boukhari is the 11,085th most numerous surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 143,778 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 95 percent of Boukhari live; 89 percent live in North Africa and 89 percent live in Mahgreb. It is also the 119,239th most frequently occurring first name throughout the world, held by 3,536 people.
This surname is most frequently occurring in Algeria, where it is held by 31,996 people, or 1 in 1,207. In Algeria it is most frequent in: Oran Province, where 12 percent live, Médéa Province, where 9 percent live and Constantine Province, where 8 percent live. Apart from Algeria Boukhari exists in 45 countries. It is also common in Morocco, where 26 percent live and Chad, where 6 percent live.
Boukhari Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Boukhari last name is chiefly Sunni (80%) in Lebanon.
The amount Boukhari earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 30.36% less than the national average, earning 241,011 kr per year; in United States they earn 27.62% less than the national average, earning $31,232 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.54% less than the national average, earning $45,438 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Boukhari Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Boukhari in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻟﺒﺨﺎﺭﻱ | albkhary | 75.86 |
| ﺍﻟﺒﺨﺎﺭﻯ | albkhary | 10.34 |
| ﺑﺨﺎﺭﻱ | bkhary | 10.34 |
| ﺑﻮﺧﺎﺭﻱ | bwkhary | 3.45 |
| Boukhari in the Arabic language | ||
| بوخاري | bwkhary | - |
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