Koundoul Surname
Approximately 1,450 people bear this surname
Koundoul Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senegal | 1,307 | 1:11,155 | 393 |
| Mauritania | 129 | 1:31,743 | 2,595 |
| Niger | 6 | 1:3,198,670 | 54,540 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
Koundoul (11) may also be a first name.
Koundoul Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Koundoul Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Koundoul (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﻮﻧﺪﻭﻝ) is found most frequently in Senegal. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Koundoul? popularity and diffusion
Koundoul is the 269,054th most widespread family name globally It is held by around 1 in 5,025,894 people. The surname Koundoul occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Koundoul live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 99 percent live in Senegambia Africa. Koundoul is also the 3,487,849th most commonly used forename internationally, borne by 11 people.
The surname Koundoul is most frequently occurring in Senegal, where it is carried by 1,307 people, or 1 in 11,155. In Senegal Koundoul is most prevalent in: Dakar Region, where 40 percent reside, Thiès Region, where 16 percent reside and Louga Region, where 12 percent reside. Beside Senegal this surname exists in 9 countries. It is also found in Mauritania, where 9 percent reside and Niger, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Koundoul Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Koundoul in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻛﻮﻧﺪﻭﻝ | kwndwl | 53.33 |
| ﻛﻨﺪﻭﻝ | kndwl | 43.33 |
| ﻛﻨﺪﻝ | kndl | 3.33 |
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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 Koundoul
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