Boukoua Surname

2,034,059th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 85 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Boukoua Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Boukoua Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon751:276,92126,437
Congo41:1,247,27420,238
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
France11:66,422,722504,397
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Boukoua (23) may also be a first name.

Boukoua Last Name Facts

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

Boukoua is found most frequently in Cameroon. It may also appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Boukoua? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,034,059th most common surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 85,735,834 people. The surname Boukoua occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Boukoua live; 62 percent live in Central Africa and 47 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,239,265th most numerous given name at a global level. It is borne by 23 people.

The surname is most numerous in Cameroon, where it is carried by 75 people, or 1 in 276,921. In Cameroon Boukoua is mostly found in: Centre Region, where 32 percent reside, Far North Region, where 29 percent reside and North Region, where 23 percent reside. Outside of Cameroon this last name exists in 7 countries. It is also common in The Congo, where 5 percent reside and Algeria, where 1 percent reside.

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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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  • 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 Boukoua
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