Doucoura Surname
Approximately 169 people bear this surname
Doucoura Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senegal | 168 | 1:86,782 | 997 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
The alternate forms: Doucourã (1) are calculated separately.
Doucoura Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Doucoura Come From? nationality or country of origin
Doucoura occurs in Senegal more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant: Doucourã. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Doucoura? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,328,442nd most numerous family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 43,121,573 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Doucoura are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Senegambia Africa.
The last name is most widespread in Senegal, where it is borne by 168 people, or 1 in 86,782. In Senegal it is most numerous in: Diourbel Region, where 79 percent reside, Dakar Region, where 10 percent reside and Kaffrine Region, where 8 percent reside. Barring Senegal it exists in one country. It is also common in France, where 1 percent reside.
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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 Doucoura
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