Bouriyah Surname
Approximately 9 people bear this surname
Bouriyah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 8 | 1:511,858 | 18,608 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
Bouriyah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bouriyah Come From? nationality or country of origin
Bouriyah (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﻮﺭﻳﺎﻩ) is found in Mauritania more than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Bouriyah? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 6,360,413th most frequent last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. Bouriyah occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Bouriyah reside; 89 percent reside in West Africa and 89 percent reside in Senegambia Africa.
This surname is most prevalent in Mauritania, where it is borne by 8 people, or 1 in 511,858. In Mauritania Bouriyah is primarily concentrated in: Brakna Region, where 88 percent reside and Dakhlet Nouadhibou Region, where 13 percent reside. Not including Mauritania it is found in one country. It is also found in Algeria, where 11 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Bouriyah Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Bouriyah in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺑﻮﺭﻳﺎﻩ | bwryah | 66.67 |
| ﺑﺮﻳﺎﻩ | bryah | 33.33 |
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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 Bouriyah
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