Boureye Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Boureye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 3 | 1:6,397,339 | 78,839 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
Boureye (7) may also be a first name.
Boureye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Boureye Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Boureye occurs in Niger more than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Boureye click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Boureye? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 8,968,613th most prevalent surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The surname Boureye occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Boureye are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 75 percent are found in Chadic Africa. It is also the 4,548,448th most prevalent first name globally It is held by 7 people.
This last name is most commonly held in Niger, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 6,397,339. In Niger it is primarily found in: Tillabéri Region, where 100 percent are found. Without taking into account Niger this last name is found in one country. It is also common in Burkina Faso, where 25 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 Boureye
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