Bouriha Surname
Approximately 113 people bear this surname
Bouriha Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 110 | 1:37,226 | 2,932 |
| Algeria | 3 | 1:12,877,184 | 84,902 |
Bouriha Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bouriha Come From? nationality or country of origin
Bouriha (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﻮﺭﻳﺤﻪ) is held by more people in Mauritania than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Bouriha click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bouriha? popularity and diffusion
The surname Bouriha is the 1,718,748th most commonly occurring last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 64,491,557 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Bouriha reside; 97 percent reside in West Africa and 97 percent reside in Senegambia Africa.
It is most commonly occurring in Mauritania, where it is held by 110 people, or 1 in 37,226. In Mauritania Bouriha is primarily found in: Gorgol Region, where 42 percent are found, Nouakchott-Sud Region, where 21 percent are found and Assaba Region, where 15 percent are found. Without taking into account Mauritania this surname is found in one country. It is also common in Algeria, where 3 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Bouriha Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Bouriha in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺑﻮﺭﻳﺤﻪ | bwryhh | 66.67 |
| ﺑﻮﺭﻳﺢ | bwryh | 9.09 |
| ﺑﺮﻳﺤﻪ | bryhh | 9.09 |
| ﺑﺮﻳﺢ | bryh | 9.09 |
| ﺑﺮﻳﺤﺔ | bryht | 3.03 |
| ﺑﻮﺭﻳﺤﺔ | bwryht | 3.03 |
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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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- 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 Bouriha
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