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 surname Boukheir (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﻮﺧﻴﺮ) occurs most in Mauritania. It can appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Boukheir? popularity and diffusion
The surname Boukheir is the 476,893rd most frequently held family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 10,395,929 people. The last name is primarily found 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 commonly occurring in Mauritania, where it is borne by 344 people, or 1 in 11,904. In Mauritania Boukheir is primarily concentrated in: Adrar Region, where 47 percent live, Tiris Zemmour Region, where 15 percent live and Nouakchott-Nord Region, where 15 percent live. Excluding Mauritania this last name occurs in 10 countries. It is also common in Morocco, where 44 percent live and The United States, where 4 percent live.
Boukheir Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Boukheir last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 50% being registered with 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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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Boukheir
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