Gourongo Surname
Approximately 56 people bear this surname
Gourongo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burkina Faso | 55 | 1:333,675 | 5,644 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
Gourongo (13) may also be a first name.
Gourongo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gourongo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gourongo occurs in Burkina Faso more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gourongo? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 2,580,327th most common last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 130,134,748 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Gourongo reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 98 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Gourongo is also the 3,159,357th most frequently used first name worldwide, borne by 13 people.
This surname is most commonly used in Burkina Faso, where it is held by 55 people, or 1 in 333,675. In Burkina Faso Gourongo is most common in: Centre-Nord Region, where 87 percent live, Centre Region, where 9 percent live and Est Region, where 2 percent live. Outside of Burkina Faso it occurs in one country. It is also found in Benin, where 2 percent live.
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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 Gourongo
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