Boukoum Surname
Approximately 200 people bear this surname
Boukoum Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 86 | 1:47,615 | 3,531 |
| Burkina Faso | 76 | 1:241,475 | 4,792 |
| France | 17 | 1:3,907,219 | 231,005 |
| Tunisia | 8 | 1:76,328 | 12,820 |
| Belgium | 7 | 1:1,642,378 | 98,400 |
| Niger | 2 | 1:9,596,008 | 86,358 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Guinea | 1 | 1:11,833,817 | 3,268 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
Boukoum Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Boukoum Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Boukoum (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﻮﻛﻢ) occurs more in Mauritania more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of Boukoum click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Boukoum? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,185,157th most frequently occurring last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 36,437,730 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 88 percent of Boukoum reside; 84 percent reside in West Africa and 44 percent reside in Senegambia Africa.
The last name Boukoum is most commonly used in Mauritania, where it is held by 86 people, or 1 in 47,615. In Mauritania it is primarily found in: Trarza Region, where 34 percent reside, Nouakchott-Nord Region, where 29 percent reside and Gorgol Region, where 13 percent reside. Besides Mauritania this surname exists in 9 countries. It is also found in Burkina Faso, where 38 percent reside and France, where 9 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Boukoum Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Boukoum in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺑﻮﻛﻢ | bwkm | 93.33 |
| ﺑﻮﻛﻮﻡ | bwkwm | 6.67 |
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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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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Boukoum
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