Kourougou Surname

1,518,885th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 137 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Kourougou Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kourougou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon1201:173,07618,427
Niger161:1,199,50125,520
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051

Kourougou (51) may also be a first name.

Kourougou Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Kourougou Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Kourougou is more commonly found in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kourougou? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kourougou is the 1,518,885th most commonly used last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 53,193,766 people. The last name Kourougou is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kourougou reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 97 percent reside in Chadic Africa. It is also the 1,396,783rd most widespread forename internationally It is held by 51 people.

It is most commonly held in Cameroon, where it is borne by 120 people, or 1 in 173,076. In Cameroon it is mostly found in: Far North Region, where 98 percent reside and Adamawa Region, where 2 percent reside. Not including Cameroon this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Niger, where 12 percent reside and Burkina Faso, where 1 percent reside.

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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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  • 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 Kourougou
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