Boussabou Surname

4,116,508th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritania
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Boussabou Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Boussabou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mauritania221:186,1309,575
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422

Boussabou Last Name Facts

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

The last name Boussabou (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﻮﺻﺒﻮﻉ) is borne by more people in Mauritania than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Boussabou click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Boussabou? popularity and diffusion

The last name Boussabou is the 4,116,508th most frequently held family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 316,849,822 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Boussabou reside; 96 percent reside in West Africa and 96 percent reside in Senegambia Africa.

It is most frequently used in Mauritania, where it is carried by 22 people, or 1 in 186,130. In Mauritania Boussabou is primarily concentrated in: Nouakchott-Ouest Region, where 95 percent are found. Beside Mauritania Boussabou is found in one country. It also occurs in Algeria, where 4 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Boussabou Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Boussabou in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺑﻮﺻﺒﻮﻉbwsbw42.86
ﺑﻮﺻﺎﺑﻮﻉbwsabw28.57
ﺑﻮﺻﺎﺑﻮbwsabw14.29
ﺑﻮﺳﺎﺑﻮbwsabw14.29

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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 Boussabou
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