Boukheir Surname
Approximately 701 people bear this surname
Boukheir Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 344 | 1:11,904 | 1,175 |
| Morocco | 307 | 1:112,300 | 19,480 |
| United States | 31 | 1:11,692,224 | 454,091 |
| United Arab Emirates | 7 | 1:1,308,896 | 51,006 |
| Lebanon | 5 | 1:1,127,417 | 17,983 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Boukheir Demographics
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Boukheir Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Boukheir Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Boukheir (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﻮﺧﻴﺮ) is found in Mauritania more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Boukheir? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 476,893rd most commonly used family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 10,395,929 people. The surname Boukheir occurs mostly in Africa, where 93 percent of Boukheir live; 49 percent live in West Africa and 49 percent live in Senegambia Africa.
This surname is most frequently used in Mauritania, where it is carried by 344 people, or 1 in 11,904. In Mauritania Boukheir is mostly found in: Adrar Region, where 47 percent reside, Tiris Zemmour Region, where 15 percent reside and Nouakchott-Nord Region, where 15 percent reside. Beside Mauritania this last name exists in 10 countries. It also occurs in Morocco, where 44 percent reside and The United States, where 4 percent reside.
Boukheir Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Boukheir surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 50% being registered to vote for the political party.
Boukheir earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 95.75% more than the national average, earning $84,464 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Boukheir Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Boukheir in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺑﻮﺧﻴﺮ | bwkhyr | 89.09 |
| ﺑﺨﻴﺮ | bkhyr | 10.91 |
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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 Boukheir
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