Kouro Surname
Approximately 343 people bear this surname
Kouro Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 171 | 1:47,683 | 5,932 |
| Burkina Faso | 35 | 1:524,346 | 7,119 |
| Niger | 29 | 1:661,794 | 16,082 |
| Greece | 26 | 1:426,146 | 56,152 |
| Benin | 14 | 1:738,257 | 40,906 |
| Pakistan | 14 | 1:12,760,278 | 55,960 |
| Chile | 12 | 1:1,468,040 | 24,959 |
| Canada | 12 | 1:3,070,466 | 169,836 |
| Djibouti | 9 | 1:101,659 | 734 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| Ivory Coast | 2 | 1:11,535,616 | 61,806 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
Kouro (1,152) may also be a first name.
Kouro Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kouro Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kouro (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﻮﺭﻭ) is found in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kouro? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 812,930th most frequently held family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 21,246,490 people. This surname is primarily found in Oceania, where 50 percent of Kouro live; 50 percent live in Oceania Islands and 50 percent live in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 234,402nd most prevalent given name at a global level, borne by 1,152 people.
This surname is most widespread in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 171 people, or 1 in 47,683. In Papua New Guinea it is primarily concentrated in: Bougainville, where 83 percent are found, Eastern Highlands, where 10 percent are found and Gulf, where 2 percent are found. Not including Papua New Guinea this surname is found in 23 countries. It is also found in Burkina Faso, where 10 percent are found and Niger, where 8 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kouro Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kouro in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻛﻮﺭﻭ | kwrw | 80 |
| ﻛﺮﻭ | krw | 11.11 |
| ﻛﻮﺭ | kwr | 8.89 |
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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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- 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 Kouro
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