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
Boukouan is more frequently found in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Boukouan? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 8,968,613th most prevalent family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The surname occurs predominantly 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 frequent first name world-wide, held by 6 people.
This last name is most prevalent in Cameroon, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 10,384,534. In Cameroon it is most common in: Littoral Region, where 50 percent live. Besides Cameroon this surname exists in 2 countries. It also occurs 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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