Gouroussa Surname
Approximately 68 people bear this surname
Gouroussa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 65 | 1:159,009 | 16,217 |
| Niger | 3 | 1:6,397,339 | 78,839 |
Gouroussa (28) may also be a first name.
Gouroussa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gouroussa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gouroussa occurs more in Benin more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gouroussa? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,312,869th most frequently occurring surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 107,169,793 people. The surname Gouroussa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Gouroussa are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 96 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Gouroussa is also the 1,994,417th most frequent forename in the world, borne by 28 people.
The surname Gouroussa is most commonly occurring in Benin, where it is borne by 65 people, or 1 in 159,009. In Benin Gouroussa is mostly found in: Alibori Department, where 48 percent are found, Borgou Department, where 37 percent are found and Atakora Department, where 15 percent are found. Other than Benin Gouroussa exists in one country. It is also found in Niger, where 4 percent are found.
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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 Gouroussa
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