Boukhatem Surname

31,680th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16,844 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Algeria
Highest density in:
Algeria

Boukhatem Surname User-submission:

In the Algerian dialect, this surname means 'father of a ring'. It is derived from the words bou, meaning 'father', and khatem, meaning 'ring'. But, in the Algerian dialect, sometimes boumeans 'one who owns/wears', so the surname has a slightly different meaning: 'one who owns/wears a ring'.

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Boukhatem Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Algeria15,3861:2,511296
Morocco7841:43,9757,155
France5551:119,68118,087
Tunisia391:15,6572,537
Belgium221:522,57550,051
Canada211:1,754,552114,935
England191:2,932,529101,561
Croatia31:1,409,53570,997
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Monaco11:37,0664,748
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
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Boukhatem (1,392) may also be a first name.

Boukhatem Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

In the Algerian dialect, this surname means 'father of a ring'. It is derived from the words bou, meaning 'father', and khatem, meaning 'ring'. But, in the Algerian dialect, sometimes boumeans 'one who owns/wears', so the surname has a slightly different meaning: 'one who owns/wears a ring'.

- Boukhatem Zakaria
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Display Statistics on:
  • Average Salary in:
    Canada

Boukhatem Demographics

Average Boukhatem Salary in
Canada

$34,858 CAD

Per year
Rank:
224,300 of 236,188
Percentage of all salaries earned by bearers:
4.48623E-5
Rank: 154,438 of 236,189
Percentage of national average salary:
70.16%
Sample size: 7 (2014)

Average Salary in
Canada

$49,683 CAD

Per year
Per month:
$4,140 CAD
Per week:
$920 CAD
Per day:
$136 CAD

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Boukhatem Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Boukhatem Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Boukhatem occurs in Algeria more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Boukhatem.

How Common Is The Last Name Boukhatem? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 31,680th most prevalent last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 432,649 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Boukhatem live; 96 percent live in North Africa and 96 percent live in Mahgreb. It is also the 209,670th most frequently occurring first name in the world, borne by 1,392 people.

It is most frequent in Algeria, where it is held by 15,386 people, or 1 in 2,511. In Algeria Boukhatem is most numerous in: Mostaganem Province, where 21 percent live, Relizane Province, where 13 percent live and Médéa Province, where 9 percent live. Other than Algeria this surname occurs in 17 countries. It is also found in Morocco, where 5 percent live and France, where 3 percent live.

Boukhatem Last Name Statistics demography

Boukhatem earn significantly less than the average income. In Canada they earn 29.84% less than the national average, earning $34,858 CAD per year.

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Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Boukhatem
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