Boussef Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritania
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Boussef Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Boussef Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mauritania31:1,364,95427,355
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422

Boussef (20) may also be a first name.

Boussef Last Name Facts

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

Boussef (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﻮﺳﻴﻒ) occurs in Mauritania more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Boussef? popularity and diffusion

The last name Boussef is the 8,193,072nd most frequent last name globally, borne by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 80 percent of Boussef live; 60 percent live in West Africa and 60 percent live in Senegambia Africa. Boussef is also the 2,446,817th most widely held forename world-wide. It is borne by 20 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Mauritania, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 1,364,954. In Mauritania it is most common in: Assaba Region, where 33 percent reside, Dakhlet Nouadhibou Region, where 33 percent reside and Tiris Zemmour Region, where 33 percent reside. Excluding Mauritania Boussef exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Afghanistan, where 20 percent reside and Algeria, where 20 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bousseif93981/
Bousseyf934/
Bousseïf933/
Boussief933/
Bayoussef88448/
Bousseife884/
Bousseyhf881/
Boussif865,355/
Boussyf86171/
Bouseif8650/
Bouseyf864/
Bouseîf863/
Bouseïf861/
Voussef861/
Bosef8311/
Busef838/
Bayousef80364/
Bousseiv8031/
Boussife803/
Boussaif801/
Boisseif801/
Bouseife801/
Bosefe77304/
Uossef77246/
Bousyf77139/
Boseff7722/
Bousif7721/
Bossev778/
Boseif774/
Bassef773/
Buseif772/
Bossew772/
Vousef771/
Bussif771/
Wousef771/
Bouceif7195/
Boushev7141/
Bosheff7124/
Busheff7119/
Boissif717/
Bosseva715/
Bouseiv713/
Bouchef713/
Boïssif712/
Bousife712/
Boucief711/
Woussif711/
Boussib711/
Boyosef711/
Bouceïf711/
Busheif711/
Boyssif711/
Bayoucef67688/
Uosef67659/
Bosev67520/
Busev67184/
Busif6726/
Busew6710/
Bousheva6710/
Basef676/
Boussaib673/
Bosew673/
Boucheff673/
Beisseif672/
Beyoucef671/
Uasef671/
Boissife671/
Boisseav671/
Basseife671/
Bosif671/

Boussef Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Boussef in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺑﻮﺳﻴﻒbwsyf66.67
ﻳﻮﺳﻒywsf33.33

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