Koureni Surname
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
Koureni Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 4 | 1:1,023,716 | 25,172 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
Koureni Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Koureni Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Koureni (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﻮﺭﻧﻲ) occurs in Mauritania more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Koureni click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Koureni? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 8,193,072nd most widespread family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Koureni reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 80 percent reside in Senegambia Africa.
This surname is most widespread in Mauritania, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 1,023,716. In Mauritania it is primarily found in: Brakna Region, where 25 percent live, Nouakchott-Ouest Region, where 25 percent live and Tiris Zemmour Region, where 25 percent live. Besides Mauritania this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in Niger, where 20 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Koureni Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Koureni in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻛﻮﺭﻧﻲ | kwrny | - |
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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 Koureni
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