Boura Surname
Approximately 8,620 people bear this surname
Boura Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 2,826 | 1:23,504 | 2,748 |
| Greece | 1,788 | 1:6,197 | 686 |
| Comoros | 663 | 1:1,131 | 163 |
| Cameroon | 593 | 1:35,024 | 4,713 |
| Algeria | 434 | 1:89,013 | 13,689 |
| Morocco | 375 | 1:91,936 | 15,801 |
| Niger | 366 | 1:52,437 | 2,597 |
| Portugal | 283 | 1:36,814 | 2,219 |
| Burkina Faso | 262 | 1:70,046 | 2,651 |
| Gabon | 202 | 1:9,352 | 1,744 |
| Czechia | 158 | 1:67,300 | 11,292 |
| United States | 137 | 1:2,645,686 | 159,417 |
| India | 127 | 1:6,039,885 | 141,381 |
| Ivory Coast | 96 | 1:240,325 | 9,685 |
| Benin | 75 | 1:137,808 | 14,664 |
| Brazil | 39 | 1:5,489,085 | 137,424 |
| England | 35 | 1:1,591,945 | 67,242 |
| Papua New Guinea | 33 | 1:247,082 | 33,879 |
| New Caledonia | 26 | 1:10,624 | 2,723 |
| Mauritania | 16 | 1:255,929 | 11,901 |
| Australia | 11 | 1:2,454,155 | 103,534 |
| Malaysia | 10 | 1:2,949,422 | 111,742 |
| Chad | 9 | 1:1,510,244 | 5,402 |
| Austria | 6 | 1:1,419,239 | 86,529 |
| Tunisia | 4 | 1:152,656 | 17,743 |
| Venezuela | 4 | 1:7,551,019 | 53,668 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| Lebanon | 2 | 1:2,818,542 | 25,087 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Congo | 2 | 1:2,494,548 | 28,763 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 14 | 1:1,741,098 | 55,534 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
The alternate forms: Bouřa (22) are calculated separately.
Boura (1,627) may also be a first name.
Boura Demographics
Average Boura Salary in
United States
$43,984 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Boura Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Boura Come From? nationality or country of origin
Boura (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﻮﺭﺍ, Hindi: बौरा, Marathi: बौरा, Oriya: େବାଉରା) is held by more people in France than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms: Bouřa. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Boura? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 58,622nd most frequent family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 845,423 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 62 percent of Boura are found; 34 percent are found in East Africa and 33 percent are found in Afro-Islamic Indian Ocean. It is also the 191,316th most commonly held forename internationally, borne by 1,627 people.
The last name is most frequently held in France, where it is borne by 2,826 people, or 1 in 23,504. In France Boura is mostly found in: Mayotte, where 77 percent are found, Île-de-France, where 6 percent are found and Grand Est, where 5 percent are found. Apart from France this surname is found in 52 countries. It is also common in Greece, where 21 percent are found and Comoros, where 8 percent are found.
Boura Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Boura has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 13,700 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 250 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Boura Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Boura surname are 27.52% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 74.29% being registered to vote for the political party.
Boura earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 1.94% more than the national average, earning $43,984 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Boura Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Boura in the Hindi language | ||
| बौरा | baura | - |
| Boura in the Oriya language | ||
| େବାଉରା | eba'ura | - |
| Boura in the Marathi language | ||
| बौरा | baura | 54.55 |
| बोहुरा | bohura | 18.18 |
| बोऊरा | bo'ura | 18.18 |
| बोउरा | bo'ura | 9.09 |
| Boura in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺑﻮﺭﺍ | bwra | 53.85 |
| ﺑﻮﺭﻩ | bwrh | 23.08 |
| ﺑﻮﺭ | bwr | 15.38 |
| ﺑﺮﺍ | bra | 7.69 |
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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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