Kourkour Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Kourkour Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Kourkour Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kourkour Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kourkour is borne by more people in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Kourkour? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 8,968,613th most frequently used last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. Kourkour occurs predominantly in Africa, where 50 percent of Kourkour reside; 50 percent reside in West Africa and 25 percent reside in Chadic Africa.
This surname is most frequent in Cameroon, where it is borne by 1 people, or 1 in 20,769,068. In Cameroon it is primarily found in: Adamawa Region, where 100 percent live. Outside of Cameroon Kourkour exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Iran, where 25 percent live and Niger, where 25 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Korkour | 93 | 3 | / |
| Kourkor | 93 | 2 | / |
| Kurkour | 93 | 1 | / |
| Korkor | 86 | 7,111 | / |
| Kurkor | 86 | 273 | / |
| Kurkur | 86 | 185 | / |
| Kourrkaur | 82 | 1 | / |
| Karkour | 80 | 3,226 | / |
| Kurkure | 80 | 2,086 | / |
| Corkour | 80 | 337 | / |
| Kourkar | 80 | 69 | / |
| Kurckur | 80 | 24 | / |
| Kurkore | 80 | 1 | / |
| Korkhor | 80 | 1 | / |
| Korkuir | 80 | 1 | / |
| Karkoure | 75 | 6 | / |
| Kharkour | 75 | 2 | / |
| Kaarkour | 75 | 1 | / |
| Khorkhor | 75 | 1 | / |
| Khurkure | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kurkuire | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kurkurre | 75 | 1 | / |
| Korkar | 71 | 1,098 | / |
| Karkor | 71 | 620 | / |
| Kurkar | 71 | 36 | / |
| Kurkurova | 71 | 4 | / |
| Corkor | 71 | 1 | / |
| Khorkar | 67 | 18 | / |
| Kharkor | 67 | 17 | / |
| Karkoor | 67 | 11 | / |
| Kurcgor | 67 | 10 | / |
| Kaurkar | 67 | 6 | / |
| Kosrkar | 67 | 6 | / |
| Kurkare | 67 | 4 | / |
| Karkhor | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kujrkar | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kurkier | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kurkkar | 67 | 2 | / |
| Karkore | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kurzkar | 67 | 1 | / |
| Korkarr | 67 | 1 | / |
| Korkyer | 67 | 1 | / |
| Korkaar | 67 | 1 | / |
| Karkorz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Korkkar | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Kourkour
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