Koursi Surname
Approximately 1,304 people bear this surname
Koursi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chad | 1,155 | 1:11,768 | 1,513 |
| Morocco | 136 | 1:253,501 | 42,794 |
| Algeria | 5 | 1:7,726,310 | 57,379 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
Koursi (20) may also be a first name.
Koursi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Koursi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Koursi occurs more in Chad more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Koursi? popularity and diffusion
The surname Koursi is the 293,013th most widespread surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 5,588,609 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Koursi reside; 89 percent reside in West Africa and 89 percent reside in Chadic Africa. Koursi is also the 2,446,817th most frequent first name on earth. It is borne by 20 people.
This surname is most widespread in Chad, where it is carried by 1,155 people, or 1 in 11,768. Without taking into account Chad Koursi is found in 9 countries. It is also found in Morocco, where 10 percent reside and Algeria, where 0 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
- 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 Koursi
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