Kourye Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Kourye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
Kourye (9) may also be a first name.
Kourye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kourye Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kourye occurs in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of Kourye click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kourye? popularity and diffusion
Kourye is the 8,968,613th most frequent family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The last name Kourye occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kourye live; 75 percent live in West Africa and 25 percent live in Adamawa-Ubangian Africa. Kourye is also the 3,941,740th most frequently used first name in the world It is held by 9 people.
The surname Kourye is most frequently used in Cameroon, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 6,923,023. In Cameroon Kourye is most prevalent in: Far North Region, where 100 percent live. Without taking into account Cameroon Kourye is found in one country. It is also common in The Ivory Coast, where 25 percent live.
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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 Kourye
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