Boukhiar Surname

211,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,948 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Algeria
Highest density in:
Algeria

Boukhiar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Boukhiar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Algeria1,7721:21,8013,977
France1591:417,75360,954
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
England11:55,718,059489,080
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015

Boukhiar (204) may also be a first name.

Boukhiar Last Name Facts

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

Boukhiar has its highest incidence in Algeria. It can also be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Boukhiar? popularity and diffusion

It is the 211,639th most numerous last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 3,741,040 people. The surname Boukhiar is mostly found in Africa, where 91 percent of Boukhiar reside; 91 percent reside in North Africa and 91 percent reside in Mahgreb. Boukhiar is also the 633,892nd most numerous first name globally, held by 204 people.

This surname is most frequently used in Algeria, where it is borne by 1,772 people, or 1 in 21,801. In Algeria it is most prevalent in: Tlemcen Province, where 54 percent are found, Chlef Province, where 18 percent are found and Béjaïa Province, where 13 percent are found. Without taking into account Algeria this last name exists in 10 countries. It also occurs in France, where 8 percent are found and Morocco, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Boukiar938/
Bokhiar931/
Bouchiar88245/
Boukkiar881/
Boukhyar881/
Bukiar861/
Bokiar861/
Bouchiare824/
Bakhiar8030/
Boukjar802/
Bukihar801/
Buchiar800/
Bouchagiar78109/
Bouchyar752/
Bouchear751/
Bokehart750/
Bujiar7134/
Bokyar716/
Bakiar711/
Boucheaar711/
Bochagiar711/
Bojiar711/
Bukyar711/
Boutchyard67255/
Boikyar6726/
Buchear6710/
Bakhyar677/
Boujjar675/
Butchaiyar674/
Bachiar674/
Baikiar672/
Bakhear671/
Bokjair671/
Bhukyar671/
Bookehardt671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Boukhiar
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