Barouka Surname
Approximately 356 people bear this surname
Barouka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 353 | 1:29,279 | 3,865 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
Barouka (90) may also be a first name.
Barouka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Barouka Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Barouka occurs more in Benin more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of Barouka click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Barouka? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 791,719th most frequently occurring last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 20,470,635 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Barouka reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Barouka is also the 1,005,046th most commonly held first name throughout the world, borne by 90 people.
Barouka is most widespread in Benin, where it is held by 353 people, or 1 in 29,279. In Benin it is most frequent in: Borgou Department, where 86 percent are found, Atakora Department, where 14 percent are found and Alibori Department, where 1 percent are found. Outside of Benin this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Algeria, where 0 percent are found and Belarus, where 0 percent are found.
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Barouka
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