Boukher Surname
Approximately 16 people bear this surname
Boukher Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 11 | 1:372,260 | 15,230 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
Boukher Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Boukher Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Boukher (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﻮﺧﻴﺮ) is more frequently found in Mauritania than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Boukher? popularity and diffusion
The last name Boukher is the 4,908,606th most widely held family name globally, borne by around 1 in 455,471,620 people. Boukher is mostly found in Africa, where 88 percent of Boukher are found; 69 percent are found in West Africa and 69 percent are found in Senegambia Africa.
It is most widespread in Mauritania, where it is carried by 11 people, or 1 in 372,260. In Mauritania it is most frequent in: Adrar Region, where 45 percent live, Tiris Zemmour Region, where 36 percent live and Tagant Region, where 9 percent live. Besides Mauritania it occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Algeria, where 13 percent live and Israel, where 6 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Boukher Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Boukher in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺑﻮﺧﻴﺮ | bwkhyr | 71.43 |
| ﺑﺨﻴﺮ | bkhyr | 28.57 |
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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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- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- 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 Boukher
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