Boustamy Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Boustamy Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 3 | 1:1,364,954 | 27,355 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
Boustamy Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Boustamy Come From? nationality or country of origin
Boustamy (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﻮﺻﻄﺎﻣﻲ) occurs in Mauritania more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Boustamy? popularity and diffusion
The surname Boustamy is the 8,968,613th most widely held family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The last name Boustamy occurs mostly in Africa, where 75 percent of Boustamy live; 75 percent live in West Africa and 75 percent live in Senegambia Africa.
The last name Boustamy is most frequently occurring in Mauritania, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 1,364,954. In Mauritania it is most numerous in: Assaba Region, where 33 percent live, Guidimagha Region, where 33 percent live and Nouakchott-Nord Region, where 33 percent live. Barring Mauritania this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in Saudi Arabia, where 25 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Boustamy Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Boustamy in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺑﻮﺻﻄﺎﻣﻲ | bwstamy | 50 |
| ﺑﻮﺳﻄﺎﻣﻲ | bwstamy | 50 |
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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 Boustamy
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