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
Boureye occurs most in Niger. It may appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Boureye? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 8,968,613th most commonly occurring family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Boureye are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 75 percent are found in Chadic Africa. Boureye is also the 4,548,448th most frequently used first name on earth, held by 7 people.
This last name is most widespread in Niger, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 6,397,339. In Niger Boureye is most common in: Tillabéri Region, where 100 percent reside. Apart from Niger it is found in one country. It also occurs in Burkina Faso, where 25 percent reside.
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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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