Hourouna Surname
Approximately 31 people bear this surname
Hourouna Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 17 | 1:1,128,942 | 24,295 |
| Cameroon | 14 | 1:1,483,505 | 83,777 |
Hourouna (24) may also be a first name.
Hourouna Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hourouna Come From? nationality or country of origin
Hourouna is borne by more people in Niger than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Hourouna? popularity and diffusion
The last name Hourouna is the 3,543,123rd most frequently used surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 235,082,126 people. The surname Hourouna occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Hourouna are found; 97 percent are found in West Africa and 94 percent are found in Chadic Africa. Hourouna is also the 2,187,323rd most widespread first name throughout the world. It is borne by 24 people.
The surname is most frequently used in Niger, where it is carried by 17 people, or 1 in 1,128,942. In Niger Hourouna is most common in: Tahoua Region, where 41 percent live, Maradi Region, where 18 percent live and Niamey Capital District, where 12 percent live. Excluding Niger this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in Cameroon, where 45 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 Hourouna
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