Boulkher Surname
Approximately 46 people bear this surname
Boulkher Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 42 | 1:97,497 | 6,070 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
The alternate forms: Boulkhér (21) are calculated separately.
Boulkher Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Boulkher Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Boulkher (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﻠﺨﻴﺮ) occurs more in Mauritania more than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant: Boulkhér. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Boulkher? popularity and diffusion
The last name Boulkher is the 2,876,555th most common surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 158,424,911 people. Boulkher occurs predominantly in Africa, where 91 percent of Boulkher are found; 91 percent are found in West Africa and 91 percent are found in Senegambia Africa.
Boulkher is most common in Mauritania, where it is borne by 42 people, or 1 in 97,497. In Mauritania Boulkher is most numerous in: Brakna Region, where 40 percent are found, Gorgol Region, where 36 percent are found and Nouakchott-Ouest Region, where 10 percent are found. Without taking into account Mauritania this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Belgium, where 2 percent are found and France, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Boulkher Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Boulkher in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺑﻠﺨﻴﺮ | blkhyr | 95.65 |
| ﺑﻮﺍﻟﺨﻴﺮ | bwalkhyr | 4.35 |
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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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- 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 Boulkher
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