Koura Surname
Approximately 28,509 people bear this surname
Koura Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burkina Faso | 9,230 | 1:1,988 | 287 |
| Egypt | 6,895 | 1:13,334 | 1,593 |
| Togo | 3,150 | 1:2,301 | 287 |
| Benin | 2,654 | 1:3,894 | 498 |
| Niger | 2,182 | 1:8,796 | 678 |
| Chad | 1,155 | 1:11,768 | 1,513 |
| Saudi Arabia | 716 | 1:43,095 | 6,100 |
| Algeria | 417 | 1:92,642 | 14,130 |
| Cameroon | 358 | 1:58,014 | 7,479 |
| Japan | 345 | 1:370,563 | 12,373 |
| Kiribati | 300 | 1:378 | 84 |
| India | 166 | 1:4,620,876 | 119,070 |
| United States | 130 | 1:2,788,146 | 165,890 |
| Iran | 118 | 1:650,699 | 35,122 |
| Greece | 116 | 1:95,515 | 16,103 |
| Czechia | 101 | 1:105,282 | 17,363 |
| Brazil | 57 | 1:3,755,690 | 104,031 |
| Ivory Coast | 55 | 1:419,477 | 14,125 |
| Iraq | 52 | 1:673,493 | 9,953 |
| Mauritania | 41 | 1:99,875 | 6,187 |
| Papua New Guinea | 32 | 1:254,804 | 34,943 |
| Qatar | 28 | 1:84,214 | 9,043 |
| Finland | 19 | 1:289,300 | 21,660 |
| England | 19 | 1:2,932,529 | 101,561 |
| Australia | 17 | 1:1,587,982 | 78,599 |
| Germany | 16 | 1:5,031,591 | 189,895 |
| France | 15 | 1:4,428,181 | 244,602 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Yemen | 12 | 1:2,202,108 | 13,606 |
| Belgium | 10 | 1:1,149,664 | 82,403 |
| Mali | 9 | 1:1,885,448 | 1,868 |
| Syria | 9 | 1:2,144,558 | 9,551 |
| Morocco | 9 | 1:3,830,678 | 54,497 |
| Congo | 8 | 1:623,637 | 15,053 |
| Lebanon | 7 | 1:805,298 | 15,541 |
| Solomon Islands | 7 | 1:82,861 | 15,196 |
| Netherlands | 5 | 1:3,377,435 | 111,911 |
| Pakistan | 5 | 1:35,728,777 | 102,388 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Guinea | 2 | 1:5,916,908 | 2,656 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Marshall Islands | 2 | 1:25,910 | 1,967 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
The alternate forms: Kourã (5) are calculated separately.
Koura (21,404) may also be a first name.
Koura Demographics
Average Koura Salary in
United States
$54,446 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Koura Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Koura Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Koura (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﻮﺭﺍ, Hindi: कौरा, Marathi: कौरा, Oriya: କଉରା, Russian: Коура) is found most in Burkina Faso. It may occur as: Kourã. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Koura? popularity and diffusion
Koura is the 19,285th most common last name in the world, held by around 1 in 255,623 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 92 percent of Koura are found; 66 percent are found in West Africa and 52 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Koura is also the 35,935th most frequently held given name world-wide, held by 21,404 people.
It is most frequently held in Burkina Faso, where it is held by 9,230 people, or 1 in 1,988. In Burkina Faso it is most numerous in: Sahel Region, where 49 percent reside, Hauts-Bassins Region, where 26 percent reside and Est Region, where 13 percent reside. Apart from Burkina Faso this last name is found in 57 countries. It is also common in Egypt, where 24 percent reside and Togo, where 11 percent reside.
Koura Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Koura last name are 34.27% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 87.5% being registered to vote for the party.
Koura earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 26.18% more than the national average, earning $54,446 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Koura Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Koura in the Marathi language | ||
| कौरा | kaura | - |
| Koura in the Hindi language | ||
| कौरा | kaura | 88.1 |
| कौरां | kauram | 9.52 |
| Koura in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻛﻮﺭﺍ | kwra | 69.81 |
| ﻛﻮﺭﻩ | kwrh | 18.87 |
| ﻛﻮﺭ | kwr | 9.43 |
| Koura in the Oriya language | ||
| କଉରା | ka'ura | 50 |
| େକାଉରା | eka'ura | 50 |
| Koura in the Russian language | ||
| Коура | koura | - |
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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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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Koura
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