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
Kourkour occurs most in Cameroon. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kourkour? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 8,968,613th most numerous last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 50 percent of Kourkour reside; 50 percent reside in West Africa and 25 percent reside in Chadic Africa.
This last name is most frequently occurring in Cameroon, where it is carried by 1 people, or 1 in 20,769,068. In Cameroon it is most frequent in: Adamawa Region, where 100 percent are found. Beside Cameroon it exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Iran, where 25 percent are found and Niger, where 25 percent are found.
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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