Boussagh Surname
Approximately 9 people bear this surname
Boussagh Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 8 | 1:511,858 | 18,608 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
Boussagh Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Boussagh Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Boussagh (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﻮﺳﺎﻕ) occurs in Mauritania more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Boussagh.
How Common Is The Last Name Boussagh? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 6,360,413th most prevalent family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. The surname Boussagh occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Boussagh are found; 89 percent are found in West Africa and 89 percent are found in Senegambia Africa.
It is most widely held in Mauritania, where it is held by 8 people, or 1 in 511,858. In Mauritania it is most frequent in: Dakhlet Nouadhibou Region, where 75 percent live, Adrar Region, where 13 percent live and Nouakchott-Ouest Region, where 13 percent live. Beside Mauritania this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in Morocco, where 11 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Boussagh Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Boussagh in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺑﻮﺳﺎﻕ | bwsaq | 75 |
| ﺑﺴﺎﻕ | bsaq | 25 |
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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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- 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 Boussagh
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