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 held by more people in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Boukouan? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 8,968,613th most common surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. Boukouan is mostly found in Africa, where 75 percent of Boukouan live; 50 percent live in Central Africa and 50 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 4,967,096th most commonly held first name world-wide, borne by 6 people.
This last name is most frequently used 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 live. Not including Cameroon this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found in England, where 25 percent live and Niger, where 25 percent live.
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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