Bourje Surname
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Bourje Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 3 | 1:1,364,954 | 27,355 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 1 | 1:3,743,216 | 32,299 |
Bourje Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bourje Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Bourje (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﺮﺝ) is more commonly found in Mauritania than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bourje? popularity and diffusion
The surname Bourje is the 10,311,814th most frequently held surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name Bourje occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Bourje are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 100 percent are found in Senegambia Africa.
The surname is most commonly held in Mauritania, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 1,364,954. In Mauritania it is most common in: Hodh El Gharbi Region, where 33 percent are found, Nouakchott-Sud Region, where 33 percent are found and Trarza Region, where 33 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Bourje Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Bourje in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺑﺮﺝ | brj | 66.67 |
| ﺑﺮﺟﻪ | brjh | 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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- 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 Bourje
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