Bouna Surname
Approximately 5,377 people bear this surname
Bouna Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 3,475 | 1:1,178 | 157 |
| Morocco | 648 | 1:53,204 | 8,802 |
| Congo | 343 | 1:14,545 | 1,806 |
| Cameroon | 341 | 1:60,906 | 7,807 |
| Niger | 170 | 1:112,894 | 4,482 |
| Greece | 121 | 1:91,569 | 15,456 |
| Algeria | 55 | 1:702,392 | 40,437 |
| France | 28 | 1:2,372,240 | 182,981 |
| DR Congo | 27 | 1:2,736,280 | 122,818 |
| United States | 22 | 1:16,475,406 | 557,260 |
| Senegal | 16 | 1:911,209 | 3,010 |
| Indonesia | 16 | 1:8,265,575 | 327,276 |
| Papua New Guinea | 15 | 1:543,581 | 66,712 |
| Australia | 11 | 1:2,454,155 | 103,534 |
| Netherlands | 11 | 1:1,535,198 | 78,311 |
| Ivory Coast | 10 | 1:2,307,123 | 39,352 |
| United Arab Emirates | 8 | 1:1,145,284 | 40,289 |
| Nigeria | 8 | 1:22,142,845 | 310,552 |
| India | 6 | 1:127,844,230 | 863,365 |
| Lebanon | 5 | 1:1,127,417 | 17,983 |
| Benin | 5 | 1:2,067,120 | 68,069 |
| Yemen | 4 | 1:6,606,324 | 25,896 |
| Togo | 4 | 1:1,811,942 | 8,122 |
| Burkina Faso | 4 | 1:4,588,025 | 21,573 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Canada | 3 | 1:12,281,864 | 364,614 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Comoros | 1 | 1:749,524 | 685 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 1:25,109,342 | 694,541 |
Bouna (11,931) may also be a first name.
Bouna Demographics
Bouna Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Bouna Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bouna Come From? nationality or country of origin
Bouna (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﻮﻥ, Hindi: बौना) occurs most in Mauritania. It may be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Bouna? popularity and diffusion
The surname Bouna is the 89,255th most frequently held family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 1,355,318 people. The last name Bouna is predominantly found in Africa, where 95 percent of Bouna are found; 69 percent are found in West Africa and 65 percent are found in Senegambia Africa. Bouna is also the 54,408th most prevalent forename throughout the world, borne by 11,931 people.
The surname Bouna is most commonly occurring in Mauritania, where it is held by 3,475 people, or 1 in 1,178. In Mauritania it is most prevalent in: Hodh Chargui Region, where 29 percent reside, Nouakchott-Nord Region, where 13 percent reside and Hodh El Gharbi Region, where 11 percent reside. Without taking into account Mauritania Bouna occurs in 41 countries. It is also common in Morocco, where 12 percent reside and The Congo, where 6 percent reside.
Bouna Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Bouna has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Bouna last name grew 1,100 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Bouna Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is principally Melkite Greek Catholic (75%) in Lebanon.
In The United States those holding the Bouna surname are 26.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 80% registered to vote for the party.
Bouna earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 35.29% less than the national average, earning $27,923 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Bouna Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Bouna in the Hindi language | ||
| बौना | bauna | 93.33 |
| बौणा | bauna | 6.67 |
| Bouna in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺑﻮﻥ | bwn | 72.33 |
| ﺑﻮﻧﻪ | bwnh | 17.44 |
| ﺑﻮﻧﺎ | bwna | 9.87 |
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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 Bouna
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