Bounna Surname
Approximately 49 people bear this surname
Bounna Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 21 | 1:194,993 | 9,876 |
| Cameroon | 12 | 1:1,730,756 | 92,157 |
| Niger | 7 | 1:2,741,717 | 49,802 |
| Cambodia | 4 | 1:3,871,786 | 9,580 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
Bounna (47) may also be a first name.
Bounna Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bounna Come From? nationality or country of origin
Bounna (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﻮﻥ) occurs more in Mauritania more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bounna? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,776,799th most prevalent surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 148,725,427 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 86 percent of Bounna live; 61 percent live in West Africa and 45 percent live in Senegambia Africa. Bounna is also the 1,467,136th most commonly held given name throughout the world, held by 47 people.
The surname Bounna is most common in Mauritania, where it is carried by 21 people, or 1 in 194,993. In Mauritania Bounna is most prevalent in: Hodh Chargui Region, where 71 percent reside, Assaba Region, where 5 percent reside and Brakna Region, where 5 percent reside. Outside of Mauritania this last name exists in 7 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 24 percent reside and Niger, where 14 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Bounna Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Bounna in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺑﻮﻥ | bwn | 68.75 |
| ﺑﻮﻧﻪ | bwnh | 25 |
| ﺑﻨﻪ | bnh | 6.25 |
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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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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Bounna
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