Bourahim Surname

910,497th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 292 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Morocco
Highest density in:
Benin

Bourahim Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bourahim Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Morocco1361:253,50142,794
Benin891:116,13012,862
Niger571:336,7029,822
Ivory Coast61:3,845,20548,272
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Comoros11:749,524685
France11:66,422,722504,397

Bourahim (192) may also be a first name.

Bourahim Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bourahim has its highest incidence in Morocco. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Bourahim click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bourahim? popularity and diffusion

It is the 910,497th most frequently used last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 24,957,349 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Bourahim reside; 51 percent reside in West Africa and 47 percent reside in Mahgreb. It is also the 655,603rd most frequently occurring given name on earth. It is borne by 192 people.

The last name Bourahim is most frequently held in Morocco, where it is carried by 136 people, or 1 in 253,501. Aside from Morocco this surname is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in Benin, where 30 percent live and Niger, where 20 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bourrahim949/
Bourahime942/
Burahim93412/
Borahim93163/
Bourehim88477/
Burrahim8814/
Borrahim881/
Beurahim881/
Hborahim881/
Barahim802,661/
Burohim8078/
Burahem8037/
Burahin8033/
Borahem806/
Borohim802/
Wurrahim7515/
Borgahin7510/
Burrohim752/
Beerahim751/
Buerahem751/
Bharahim751/
Beurahem751/
Buraem7158/
Bourouain7113/
Borgohaim711/
Bourouaine67295/
Barahin67261/
Booraem6777/
Barahem6728/
Borgoahain6720/
Burahen673/
Barohim672/
Vorauim671/
Varahim671/
Borahen671/
Vorahin671/
Warahim671/

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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 Bourahim
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