Bouryah Surname
Approximately 45 people bear this surname
Bouryah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 44 | 1:93,065 | 5,851 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
Bouryah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bouryah Come From? nationality or country of origin
Bouryah (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﻮﺭﻳﺎﻩ) is more commonly found in Mauritania than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bouryah? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,909,720th most prevalent last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 161,945,465 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Bouryah are found; 98 percent are found in West Africa and 98 percent are found in Senegambia Africa.
The last name Bouryah is most widely held in Mauritania, where it is borne by 44 people, or 1 in 93,065. In Mauritania Bouryah is most numerous in: Brakna Region, where 68 percent live, Dakhlet Nouadhibou Region, where 30 percent live and Gorgol Region, where 2 percent live. Aside from Mauritania this last name occurs in one country. It also occurs in Algeria, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Bouryah Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Bouryah in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺑﻮﺭﻳﺎﻩ | bwryah | 55.56 |
| ﺑﺮﻳﺎﻩ | bryah | 38.89 |
| ﺑﻮﺭﻳﺎﺡ | bwryah | 5.56 |
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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 Bouryah
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