Boukhier Surname
Approximately 10 people bear this surname
Boukhier Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 7 | 1:584,980 | 20,004 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Boukhier Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Boukhier Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Boukhier (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﻮﺧﻴﺮ) occurs more in Mauritania more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Boukhier? popularity and diffusion
It is the 6,063,924th most widespread surname globally, borne by around 1 in 728,754,592 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 90 percent of Boukhier reside; 70 percent reside in West Africa and 70 percent reside in Senegambia Africa.
Boukhier is most frequently occurring in Mauritania, where it is held by 7 people, or 1 in 584,980. In Mauritania Boukhier is primarily found in: Tiris Zemmour Region, where 57 percent live, Adrar Region, where 14 percent live and Dakhlet Nouadhibou Region, where 14 percent live. Aside from Mauritania it is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Algeria, where 10 percent live and Morocco, where 10 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Boukhier Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Boukhier in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺑﻮﺧﻴﺮ | bwkhyr | - |
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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 Boukhier
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