Boushab Surname

127,023rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,574 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritania
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Boushab Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Boushab Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mauritania3,0881:1,326170
Morocco4771:72,27712,260
Senegal61:2,429,8904,996
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
France11:66,422,722504,397

Boushab (321) may also be a first name.

Boushab Last Name Facts

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

The last name Boushab (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﻮﺳﺤﺎﺏ) occurs more in Mauritania more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Boushab.

How Common Is The Last Name Boushab? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 127,023rd most numerous last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 2,039,045 people. The last name Boushab is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Boushab reside; 87 percent reside in West Africa and 87 percent reside in Senegambia Africa. It is also the 489,856th most frequently held first name globally, held by 321 people.

The surname Boushab is most widely held in Mauritania, where it is carried by 3,088 people, or 1 in 1,326. In Mauritania it is most frequent in: Gorgol Region, where 21 percent are found, Nouakchott-Sud Region, where 12 percent are found and Brakna Region, where 11 percent are found. Not including Mauritania it occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Morocco, where 13 percent are found and Senegal, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bousshab93436/
Boushaib93150/
Bous'hab9352/
Boshab92208/
Bushab9241/
Bousab9227/
Bouss'hab882/
Boussahab882/
Bousshabh881/
Bouchab86402/
Bushhab86224/
Bousaab8627/
Bouhzab8615/
Boushaf864/
Baushab862/
Bousabs861/
Boushaw861/
Bhushab861/
Boutsab861/
Bushaib861/
Bousabt861/
Bousaib861/
Boussab861/
Busab8329/
Bosab832/
Bouchaib807,256/
Bouchaab80720/
Bouchhab80138/
Bouchaïb8014/
Boussaib803/
Bouchaub801/
Bouchayb801/
Boushoub801/
Boussaab801/
Boutchab801/
Bouessab801/
Bouchajb801/
Bushaw771,055/
Bashab77371/
Bussab77212/
Boshaw77197/
Boysab7710/
Buchab775/
Bousaf775/
Bouzab774/
Bausab774/
Butsab771/
Bousaw771/
Bushaf771/
Bhausahab757/
Bouchaaib755/
Bouchahab751/
Bashaib714,639/
Bushova71182/
Baschab71132/
Bouzaib7194/
Baishab7145/
Buchaib7140/
Boshova7127/
Bousova7117/
Busgaib7115/
Boussaf7114/
Beushaw7112/
Boishav7110/
Budshaw715/
Bouchaf715/
Bahusab714/
Buschaw714/
Buddsab711/
Bushapp711/
Bujasab711/
Bashaab711/
Bashsab711/
Bodshaw711/
Bhashab711/
Bousgaw711/
Bousiaf711/
Boussap711/
Boutsap711/
Buchayb711/
Bochaib711/
Bouchaw711/
Baushaw710/
Bosaw67174/
Boussauw67131/
Beaushaw6794/
Buttshaw6744/
Bosap6743/
Busaw6740/
Busav6737/
Basab6733/
Wosab6711/
Busap679/
Bueshova678/
Baisahab674/
Boucheib674/
Bosaf674/
Boeshova673/
Bosav673/
Bosob673/
Bouzahaf673/
Busob672/
Bozab672/
Bushchap671/
Bhoshgav671/
Vusab671/
Vosab671/
Boussauf671/
Bouchaff671/
Bousoubh671/
Buochaib671/
Boussaif671/
Boussoub671/
Bushshaw670/
Baushaff670/

Boushab Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Boushab in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺑﻮﺳﺤﺎﺏbwshab97.75
ﺑﻮﺍﺳﺤﺎﺏbwashab2.12
ﺑﻮﺳﻬﺎﺏbwshab0.12

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Boushab
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