Bouraïma Surname
Approximately 4,271 people bear this surname
Bouraïma Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 3,525 | 1:2,932 | 356 |
| Togo | 735 | 1:9,861 | 2,446 |
| Niger | 5 | 1:3,838,403 | 64,195 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Ivory Coast | 2 | 1:11,535,616 | 61,806 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
The alternate forms: Bouraima (17,864) & Bouraîma (611) are calculated separately.
Bouraïma (4,459) may also be a first name.
Bouraïma Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bouraïma Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Bouraïma is more commonly found in Benin than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as: Bouraima or Bouraîma. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bouraïma? popularity and diffusion
Bouraïma is the 108,952nd most widely held last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 1,706,286 people. The surname Bouraïma is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Bouraïma reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 100 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 103,139th most commonly occurring first name globally It is held by 4,459 people.
It is most widely held in Benin, where it is borne by 3,525 people, or 1 in 2,932. In Benin it is mostly concentrated in: Alibori Department, where 43 percent are found, Borgou Department, where 18 percent are found and Ouémé Department, where 10 percent are found. Barring Benin this surname occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in Togo, where 17 percent are found and Niger, 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 Bouraïma
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