Bounaja Surname
Approximately 16 people bear this surname
Bounaja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 10 | 1:409,486 | 16,302 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
Bounaja Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bounaja Come From? nationality or country of origin
Bounaja (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﻮﻧﻌﺠﻪ) occurs more in Mauritania more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Bounaja click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bounaja? popularity and diffusion
Bounaja is the 4,908,606th most frequently occurring family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 455,471,620 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 94 percent of Bounaja are found; 63 percent are found in West Africa and 63 percent are found in Senegambia Africa.
It is most commonly held in Mauritania, where it is held by 10 people, or 1 in 409,486. In Mauritania Bounaja is most common in: Hodh Chargui Region, where 80 percent live, Hodh El Gharbi Region, where 10 percent live and Nouakchott-Nord Region, where 10 percent live. Not including Mauritania this surname occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Morocco, where 25 percent live and Algeria, where 6 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Bounaja Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Bounaja in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺑﻮﻧﻌﺠﻪ | bwnjh | 50 |
| ﺑﻮﻧﻌﺞ | bwnj | 50 |
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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 Bounaja
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