Bouky Surname
Approximately 25 people bear this surname
Bouky Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 15 | 1:272,991 | 12,403 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
Bouky (29) may also be a first name.
Bouky Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bouky Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Bouky (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﻮﻛﻲ) is held by more people in Mauritania than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Bouky.
How Common Is The Last Name Bouky? popularity and diffusion
The surname Bouky is the 3,957,383rd most prevalent last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 291,501,837 people. The surname Bouky is predominantly found in Africa, where 84 percent of Bouky are found; 68 percent are found in West Africa and 64 percent are found in Senegambia Africa. Bouky is also the 1,951,561st most prevalent forename at a global level, held by 29 people.
The surname is most commonly occurring in Mauritania, where it is carried by 15 people, or 1 in 272,991. In Mauritania Bouky is mostly concentrated in: Trarza Region, where 47 percent reside, Hodh Chargui Region, where 40 percent reside and Gorgol Region, where 7 percent reside. Not including Mauritania this surname occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in Algeria, where 8 percent reside and Belgium, where 8 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Bouky Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Bouky in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺑﻮﻛﻲ | bwky | 66.67 |
| ﺑﻮﻛﻰ | bwky | 16.67 |
| ﺑﻮﻙ | bwk | 16.67 |
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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
- 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 Bouky
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