Compaore Surname

2,813th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 199,139 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Burkina Faso
Highest density in:
Burkina Faso

Compaore Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Compaore Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Burkina Faso197,1981:9311
Ivory Coast8841:26,0991,836
Mali4521:37,5421,092
Ghana2771:97,5489,187
France1561:425,78761,887
United States571:6,358,929302,882
Canada151:2,456,373146,130
Italy101:6,115,669111,715
Morocco91:3,830,67854,497
Tunisia91:67,8478,246
Belgium61:1,916,107103,447
Niger51:3,838,40364,195
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
England41:13,929,515290,718
Togo41:1,811,9428,122
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Chad41:3,398,0507,703
Senegal41:3,644,8366,064
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Benin31:3,445,20177,822
Congo31:1,663,03227,638
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

The alternate forms: Compaoré (22) are calculated separately.

Compaore (457) may also be a first name.

Compaore Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Compaore Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Compaore is more frequently found in Burkina Faso than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms: Compaoré. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Compaore? popularity and diffusion

The last name Compaore is the 2,813th most frequently used family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 36,595 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Compaore reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 92 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Compaore is also the 399,588th most common first name worldwide. It is borne by 457 people.

The surname is most frequently used in Burkina Faso, where it is borne by 197,198 people, or 1 in 93. In Burkina Faso Compaore is mostly concentrated in: Centre Region, where 43 percent are found, Centre-Sud Region, where 22 percent are found and Plateau-Central Region, where 15 percent are found. Excluding Burkina Faso it occurs in 38 countries. It is also common in The Ivory Coast, where 0 percent are found and Mali, where 0 percent are found.

Compaore Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Compaore surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% registered with the party.

The amount Compaore earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 19.59% less than the national average, earning $34,696 USD per year and in Canada they earn 47.5% less than the national average, earning $26,085 CAD per year.

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Footnotes

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