Bousehab Surname

2,293,424th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 69 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritania
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Bousehab Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bousehab Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mauritania671:61,1174,276
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471

Bousehab Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Bousehab Come From? nationality or country of origin

Bousehab (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﻮﺳﺤﺎﺏ) is borne by more people in Mauritania than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Bousehab.

How Common Is The Last Name Bousehab? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,293,424th most commonly occurring family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 105,616,607 people. The last name Bousehab occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Bousehab are found; 97 percent are found in West Africa and 97 percent are found in Senegambia Africa.

The surname Bousehab is most frequently used in Mauritania, where it is carried by 67 people, or 1 in 61,117. In Mauritania Bousehab is most common in: Hodh Chargui Region, where 60 percent reside, Gorgol Region, where 34 percent reside and Assaba Region, where 4 percent reside. Not including Mauritania this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Algeria, where 1 percent reside and Morocco, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Bousehab Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bousehab in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺑﻮﺳﺤﺎﺏbwshab-

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Footnotes

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