Bourouka Surname
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
Bourouka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 3 | 1:3,445,201 | 77,822 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
Bourouka (8) may also be a first name.
Bourouka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bourouka Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Bourouka is found in Benin more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bourouka? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 8,193,072nd most commonly used last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Bourouka live; 60 percent live in West Africa and 60 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 4,213,784th most commonly occurring forename in the world. It is borne by 8 people.
The last name is most frequently held in Benin, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 3,445,201. In Benin it is primarily found in: Borgou Department, where 100 percent live. Besides Benin this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in Algeria, where 40 percent live.
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Bourouka
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