Bourahi Surname

325,895th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,141 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Benin

Bourahi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bourahi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Benin8441:12,2461,672
Morocco2731:126,28622,036
Niger191:1,010,10622,252
France31:22,140,907385,998
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Bourahi (602) may also be a first name.

Bourahi Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Bourahi Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Bourahi is found in Benin more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bourahi? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 325,895th most widely held family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 6,386,982 people. The surname Bourahi is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Bourahi reside; 76 percent reside in West Africa and 74 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 340,659th most frequent first name world-wide, borne by 602 people.

This last name is most frequently held in Benin, where it is carried by 844 people, or 1 in 12,246. In Benin it is most prevalent in: Borgou Department, where 60 percent reside, Atakora Department, where 32 percent reside and Donga Department, where 6 percent reside. Outside of Benin it is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Morocco, where 24 percent reside and Niger, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Boutrahi93108/
Bouerahi9334/
Bourahie931/
Borahi92107/
Burahi9290/
Wourahi86214/
Bouraui866/
Bouraïi861/
Bouraoi861/
Bourahe861/
Botrahi861/
Bourahet804/
Bouraiji802/
Bahurahi802/
Borgahei801/
Bouraiyi801/
Barahi7716,782/
Boraei77572/
Borohi7745/
Burohi7732/
Boroai7713/
Burahe779/
Burhöi778/
Buraei774/
Borahe774/
Boraui771/
Vorahi771/
Worahi771/
Bourae771/
Bureai771/
Burehi770/
Bourouaha75646/
Bourouaih75161/
Bourouais75122/
Bourajjai754/
Bourhajji751/
Bouroua71540/
Burahee71325/
Barahui71246/
Barouai71101/
Borzași7151/
Bharahi7144/
Bairahi7111/
Bouraee7111/
Boroohi719/
Beirahi716/
Borahae714/
Barrahi713/
Barahoi712/
Burohit712/
Bouroui712/
Borehhi711/
Beyrahi711/
Bouerouaia711/
Bouraea711/
Boureae711/
Burayie711/
Barahis711/
Bahrahi711/
Barhahi711/
Boreaie711/
Buraayi711/
Borahed711/
Buraiye711/
Bourgae711/
Barahit711/
Bauraoi711/
Borajji711/
Vorahis710/
Boraher710/
Bourouis677,627/
Bourouay67307/
Borae67212/
Bourouih67144/
Borgohai67130/
Barahuhi6764/
Baarahei6728/
Burae6723/
Bouhraua6711/
Bahrzahi679/
Bairahgi674/
Burhaiji674/
Bourhoua672/
Bouhroua672/
Burõi671/
Bourouid671/
Barrouai671/
Bharajhi671/
Borhohai671/
Borouais671/

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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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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Bourahi
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