Kouriga Surname
Approximately 626 people bear this surname
Kouriga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 622 | 1:16,617 | 2,237 |
| Ivory Coast | 3 | 1:7,690,411 | 57,263 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
Kouriga (116) may also be a first name.
Kouriga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kouriga Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kouriga is most common in Benin. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Kouriga click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kouriga? popularity and diffusion
It is the 520,022nd most prevalent surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 11,641,447 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kouriga reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 100 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 868,627th most frequently held first name world-wide. It is borne by 116 people.
Kouriga is most commonly occurring in Benin, where it is borne by 622 people, or 1 in 16,617. In Benin Kouriga is primarily found in: Borgou Department, where 34 percent are found, Alibori Department, where 28 percent are found and Donga Department, where 27 percent are found. Aside from Benin it is found in 2 countries. It is also common in The Ivory Coast, where 0 percent are found and Algeria, where 0 percent are found.
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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 Kouriga
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