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) is found in Mauritania more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bounaja? popularity and diffusion
Bounaja is the 4,908,606th most prevalent family name globally, held by around 1 in 455,471,620 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 94 percent of Bounaja reside; 63 percent reside in West Africa and 63 percent reside in Senegambia Africa.
The surname Bounaja is most commonly held in Mauritania, where it is borne by 10 people, or 1 in 409,486. In Mauritania it is most frequent in: Hodh Chargui Region, where 80 percent are found, Hodh El Gharbi Region, where 10 percent are found and Nouakchott-Nord Region, where 10 percent are found. Beside Mauritania this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Morocco, where 25 percent are found and Algeria, where 6 percent are found.
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
- 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 Bounaja
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