Koureya Surname
Approximately 12 people bear this surname
Koureya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 11 | 1:1,744,729 | 34,351 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
Koureya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Koureya Come From? nationality or country of origin
Koureya is most common in Niger. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Koureya? popularity and diffusion
The surname Koureya is the 5,587,209th most commonly used family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 607,295,493 people. The surname Koureya is primarily found in Africa, where 92 percent of Koureya are found; 92 percent are found in West Africa and 92 percent are found in Chadic Africa.
This last name is most numerous in Niger, where it is borne by 11 people, or 1 in 1,744,729. In Niger Koureya is primarily concentrated in: Zinder Region, where 100 percent live. Not including Niger this surname exists in one country. It is also found in Switzerland, where 8 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 Koureya
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