Boukouan Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Boukouan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
Boukouan (6) may also be a first name.
Boukouan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Boukouan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Boukouan is found in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Boukouan? popularity and diffusion
Boukouan is the 8,968,613th most frequently used last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 75 percent of Boukouan are found; 50 percent are found in Central Africa and 50 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Boukouan is also the 4,967,096th most common first name on earth, held by 6 people.
The surname Boukouan is most frequently occurring in Cameroon, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 10,384,534. In Cameroon Boukouan is mostly found in: Littoral Region, where 50 percent are found. Without taking into account Cameroon it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in England, where 25 percent are found and Niger, where 25 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boukouane | 94 | 2 | / |
| Bukoan | 86 | 6 | / |
| Bokoan | 86 | 1 | / |
| Bokouagne | 82 | 1 | / |
| Bakouan | 80 | 11,872 | / |
| Bukuhan | 80 | 26 | / |
| Bokoane | 80 | 16 | / |
| Boukaon | 80 | 8 | / |
| Bokouangue | 78 | 4 | / |
| Bakouane | 75 | 296 | / |
| Bukujian | 75 | 6 | / |
| Bakouang | 75 | 2 | / |
| Baakouan | 75 | 1 | / |
| Boukaoum | 75 | 1 | / |
| Buckuean | 75 | 0 | / |
| Buckohan | 75 | 0 | / |
| Bakoan | 71 | 99 | / |
| Bocoan | 71 | 3 | / |
| Bokoam | 71 | 3 | / |
| Bakhouane | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bodkouong | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bakoane | 67 | 410 | / |
| Bokuhon | 67 | 15 | / |
| Bokohon | 67 | 12 | / |
| Bokaean | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bacouan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Boqoane | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bakouam | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Boukouan
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