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
The surname Bourj (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﺮﺝ) is more frequently found in Lebanon than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bourj? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 7,117,718th most common surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The surname Bourj is mostly found in Africa, where 43 percent of Bourj live; 29 percent live in North Africa and 29 percent live in Mahgreb.
This surname is most prevalent in Lebanon, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 2,818,542. Apart from Lebanon this last name exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Algeria, where 14 percent live and Brazil, where 14 percent live.
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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