Koureissi Surname
Approximately 1,105 people bear this surname
Koureissi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mali | 1,097 | 1:15,469 | 651 |
| Ivory Coast | 5 | 1:4,614,246 | 51,139 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
The alternate forms: Koureïssi (9) are calculated separately.
Koureissi (19) may also be a first name.
Koureissi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Koureissi Come From? nationality or country of origin
Koureissi (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻜﺮﻳﺴﻲ) has its highest incidence in Mali. It can also be rendered as: Koureïssi. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Koureissi? popularity and diffusion
The surname Koureissi is the 334,183rd most frequently occurring family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 6,595,064 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Koureissi live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 99 percent live in Mande Africa. Koureissi is also the 2,523,061st most frequently occurring first name globally. It is borne by 19 people.
The surname is most prevalent in Mali, where it is held by 1,097 people, or 1 in 15,469. Apart from Mali this surname is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in The Ivory Coast, where 0 percent are found and France, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Koureissi Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Koureissi in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻟﻜﺮﻳﺴﻲ | alkrysy | - |
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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 Koureissi
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