Bourj Surname
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
Bourj Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lebanon | 2 | 1:2,818,542 | 25,087 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
Bourj Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bourj Come From? nationality or country of origin
Bourj (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﺮﺝ) is more commonly found in Lebanon than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bourj? popularity and diffusion
Bourj is the 7,117,718th most numerous surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. Bourj is predominantly found in Africa, where 43 percent of Bourj are found; 29 percent are found in North Africa and 29 percent are found in Mahgreb.
The surname is most widespread in Lebanon, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 2,818,542. Without taking into account Lebanon Bourj is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Algeria, where 14 percent reside and Brazil, where 14 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Bourj Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Bourj in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺑﺮﺝ | brj | - |
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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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- 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 Bourj
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