Bangoura Surname
Approximately 243,326 people bear this surname
Bangoura Surname User-submission:
This surname originates in West Africa. It means 'warrior' and can most commonly be found in Sierra-Leone.
Bangoura Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Guinea | 236,961 | 1:50 | 10 |
| Senegal | 1,538 | 1:9,479 | 370 |
| Mali | 1,291 | 1:13,144 | 602 |
| Morocco | 988 | 1:34,895 | 5,588 |
| Ghana | 693 | 1:38,991 | 4,481 |
| Egypt | 458 | 1:200,733 | 14,525 |
| United States | 275 | 1:1,318,032 | 92,126 |
| Ivory Coast | 230 | 1:100,310 | 5,212 |
| France | 225 | 1:295,212 | 45,187 |
| Belgium | 178 | 1:64,588 | 10,378 |
| Spain | 78 | 1:599,385 | 28,019 |
| Canada | 50 | 1:736,912 | 58,785 |
| Germany | 41 | 1:1,963,548 | 108,338 |
| England | 39 | 1:1,428,668 | 62,556 |
| Liberia | 37 | 1:119,150 | 9,110 |
| Croatia | 27 | 1:156,615 | 20,822 |
| Mauritania | 20 | 1:204,743 | 10,209 |
| Sweden | 16 | 1:615,422 | 45,338 |
| Netherlands | 14 | 1:1,206,227 | 70,951 |
| Russia | 13 | 1:11,086,389 | 347,183 |
| Australia | 11 | 1:2,454,155 | 103,534 |
| Brazil | 11 | 1:19,461,303 | 329,560 |
| Israel | 10 | 1:855,763 | 54,181 |
| Burkina Faso | 9 | 1:2,039,122 | 15,494 |
| Tunisia | 9 | 1:67,847 | 8,246 |
| Nigeria | 8 | 1:22,142,845 | 310,552 |
| China | 8 | 1:170,915,196 | 8,932 |
| Niger | 7 | 1:2,741,717 | 49,802 |
| Benin | 7 | 1:1,476,515 | 57,381 |
| Switzerland | 7 | 1:1,173,274 | 69,697 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Czechia | 5 | 1:2,126,694 | 115,412 |
| Cameroon | 5 | 1:4,153,814 | 129,697 |
| United Arab Emirates | 5 | 1:1,832,455 | 58,414 |
| Lithuania | 4 | 1:758,647 | 25,175 |
| Sierra Leone | 4 | 1:1,772,408 | 958 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,784,606 | 41,943 |
| Monaco | 3 | 1:12,355 | 2,088 |
| South Korea | 3 | 1:17,080,085 | 2,793 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Haiti | 2 | 1:5,341,954 | 21,336 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1:11,522,716 | 17,380 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Gambia | 1 | 1:1,923,451 | 1,043 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Northern Cyprus | 1 | 1:319,011 | 10,202 |
Bangoura (235) may also be a first name.
Bangoura Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
This surname originates in West Africa. It means 'warrior' and can most commonly be found in Sierra-Leone.
- pyros123Bangoura Demographics
Average Bangoura Salary in
United States
$40,191 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Bangoura Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bangoura Come From? nationality or country of origin
Bangoura (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﻨﻜﻮﺭﻩ) is found most frequently in Guinea. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bangoura? popularity and diffusion
The last name Bangoura is the 2,253rd most widespread surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 29,950 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Bangoura are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 98 percent are found in Mande Africa. It is also the 584,346th most widespread given name worldwide, borne by 235 people.
The surname is most commonly used in Guinea, where it is carried by 236,961 people, or 1 in 50. In Guinea Bangoura is primarily found in: Kindia Region, where 31 percent live, Boké Region, where 30 percent live and Conakry Region, where 29 percent live. Apart from Guinea Bangoura occurs in 61 countries. It also occurs in Senegal, where 1 percent live and Mali, where 1 percent live.
Bangoura Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Bangoura last name are 36.51% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 89.74% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Bangoura earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 6.86% less than the national average, earning $40,191 USD per year and in Canada they earn 27.24% less than the national average, earning $36,148 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Bangoura Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Bangoura in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺑﻨﻜﻮﺭﻩ | bnkwrh | 50 |
| ﺑﻨﻜﻮﺭﺍ | bnkwra | 16.67 |
| ﺑﺎﻧﻜﻮﺭﻩ | bankwrh | 16.67 |
| ﺑﺎﻧﻜﻮﺭﺍ | bankwra | 16.67 |
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Footnotes
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