Kouraga Surname
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
Kouraga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 2 | 1:9,596,008 | 86,358 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
Kouraga (19) may also be a first name.
Kouraga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kouraga Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kouraga is borne by more people in Niger than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kouraga? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 8,193,072nd most frequently used last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 80 percent of Kouraga are found; 60 percent are found in West Africa and 40 percent are found in Chadic Africa. It is also the 2,523,061st most commonly used first name globally, held by 19 people.
This surname is most widely held in Niger, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 9,596,008. In Niger Kouraga is primarily concentrated in: Dosso Region, where 50 percent live and Tillabéri Region, where 50 percent live. Apart from Niger this surname exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Benin, where 20 percent live and Cameroon, where 20 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 Kouraga
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