Boukir Surname
Approximately 4,553 people bear this surname
Boukir Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria | 2,934 | 1:13,167 | 2,342 |
| Morocco | 1,431 | 1:24,092 | 3,775 |
| France | 130 | 1:510,944 | 71,022 |
| Spain | 50 | 1:935,041 | 35,950 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Boukir Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Boukir Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Boukir (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﻮﻛﻴﺮ) is found in Algeria more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Boukir? popularity and diffusion
Boukir is the 103,313th most frequently held family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 1,600,603 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Boukir live; 96 percent live in North Africa and 96 percent live in Mahgreb.
It is most widespread in Algeria, where it is borne by 2,934 people, or 1 in 13,167. In Algeria it is mostly concentrated in: Béjaïa Province, where 100 percent are found, Souk Ahras Province, where 0 percent are found and Boumerdès Province, where 0 percent are found. Outside of Algeria Boukir exists in 10 countries. It is also common in Morocco, where 31 percent are found and France, where 3 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Boukir Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Boukir in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺑﻮﻛﻴﺮ | bwkyr | - |
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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 Boukir
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