Bouraï Surname
Approximately 747 people bear this surname
Bouraï Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 740 | 1:13,967 | 1,905 |
| France | 4 | 1:16,605,680 | 368,153 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
The alternate forms: Bourai (5,145) & Bouraî (91) are calculated separately.
Bouraï (981) may also be a first name.
Bouraï Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bouraï Come From? nationality or country of origin
Bouraï occurs more in Benin more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms: Bourai or Bouraî. For other possible spellings of Bouraï click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bouraï? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 453,909th most widespread family name globally, held by around 1 in 9,755,751 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Bouraï live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 99 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 257,229th most prevalent first name throughout the world, held by 981 people.
The last name is most widespread in Benin, where it is borne by 740 people, or 1 in 13,967. In Benin Bouraï is most prevalent in: Borgou Department, where 79 percent are found, Donga Department, where 9 percent are found and Atakora Department, where 8 percent are found. Other than Benin this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also common in France, where 1 percent are found and Algeria, where 0 percent are found.
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Bouraï
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