Batoure Surname
Approximately 8,405 people bear this surname
Batoure Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 7,658 | 1:2,506 | 267 |
| Benin | 420 | 1:24,609 | 3,291 |
| Cameroon | 261 | 1:79,575 | 9,757 |
| Burkina Faso | 51 | 1:359,845 | 5,851 |
| Ivory Coast | 7 | 1:3,295,890 | 46,139 |
| Chad | 4 | 1:3,398,050 | 7,703 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
The alternate forms: Batouré (24) are calculated separately.
Batoure (2,347) may also be a first name.
Batoure Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Batoure Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Batoure (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﺑﺎﺗﻮﺭ) is borne by more people in Niger than any other country or territory. It may occur as: Batouré. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Batoure? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 59,984th most frequent surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 867,049 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Batoure are found; 98 percent are found in West Africa and 92 percent are found in Chadic Africa. It is also the 153,501st most frequently held forename at a global level, held by 2,347 people.
This surname is most frequently held in Niger, where it is held by 7,658 people, or 1 in 2,506. In Niger Batoure is primarily found in: Maradi Region, where 39 percent reside, Dosso Region, where 28 percent reside and Tahoua Region, where 14 percent reside. Besides Niger this last name is found in 9 countries. It is also common in Benin, where 5 percent reside and Cameroon, where 3 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Batoure Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Batoure in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﺑﺎﺗﻮﺭ | abatwr | - |
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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 Batoure
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