Koujil Surname
Approximately 326 people bear this surname
Koujil Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 225 | 1:18,199 | 1,671 |
| Spain | 90 | 1:519,467 | 25,773 |
| Morocco | 9 | 1:3,830,678 | 54,497 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
Koujil Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Koujil Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Koujil (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﻮﺟﻴﻞ) occurs in Mauritania more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Koujil? popularity and diffusion
It is the 842,714th most prevalent family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 22,354,435 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 74 percent of Koujil live; 69 percent live in West Africa and 69 percent live in Senegambia Africa.
It is most commonly held in Mauritania, where it is carried by 225 people, or 1 in 18,199. In Mauritania it is primarily concentrated in: Gorgol Region, where 41 percent reside, Assaba Region, where 40 percent reside and Nouakchott-Nord Region, where 13 percent reside. Excluding Mauritania this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Spain, where 28 percent reside and Morocco, where 3 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Koujil Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Koujil in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻛﻮﺟﻴﻞ | kwjyl | 79.66 |
| ﻛﺠﻴﻞ | kjyl | 18.64 |
| ﻛﺠﺒﻞ | kjbl | 1.69 |
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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
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- 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 Koujil
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