Cognomen בואב (Bouab 
, בואב 
) , globally, is quite a rare last name. The last name בואב is habitual in Algeria, where it is quite a rare surname, Morocco, and Israel, where it is a rare surname. Not in comparison with a country's population, it is the most numerous in Algeria, Morocco, and France. Much less frequently, בואב is the forename as well as the last name.