Fourkane Surname
Approximately 351 people bear this surname
Fourkane Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morocco | 341 | 1:101,103 | 17,469 |
| Niger | 5 | 1:3,838,403 | 64,195 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
Fourkane Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Fourkane Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Fourkane (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻓﺮﻛﺎﻥ) is borne by more people in Morocco than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Fourkane? popularity and diffusion
The surname Fourkane is the 799,576th most frequently held last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 20,762,239 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Fourkane reside; 98 percent reside in North Africa and 98 percent reside in Mahgreb.
The surname is most commonly held in Morocco, where it is borne by 341 people, or 1 in 101,103. Aside from Morocco this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Niger, where 1 percent are found and Algeria, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Fourkane Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Fourkane in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻓﺮﻛﺎﻥ | frkan | - |
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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 Fourkane
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