Boumama Surname

4,532,898th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritania
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Boumama Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Boumama Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mauritania81:511,85818,608
Algeria61:6,438,59253,709
England41:13,929,515290,718
France11:66,422,722504,397

Boumama (36) may also be a first name.

Boumama Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Boumama Come From? nationality or country of origin

Boumama (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﻮﻋﻤﺎﻣﻪ) has its highest incidence in Mauritania. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Boumama? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 4,532,898th most commonly occurring last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 383,555,048 people. Boumama occurs mostly in Africa, where 74 percent of Boumama live; 42 percent live in West Africa and 42 percent live in Senegambia Africa. It is also the 1,717,090th most frequent first name in the world It is held by 36 people.

This surname is most prevalent in Mauritania, where it is held by 8 people, or 1 in 511,858. In Mauritania it is most prevalent in: Hodh Chargui Region, where 75 percent are found, Inchiri Region, where 13 percent are found and Trarza Region, where 13 percent are found. Other than Mauritania this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Algeria, where 32 percent are found and England, where 21 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Boumama Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Boumama in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺑﻮﻋﻤﺎﻣﻪbwmamh60
ﺑﻮﻣﺎﻣﺔbwmamt20
ﻣﺎﻣﺔmamt20

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Boumama
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