Pouan Surname
Approximately 792 people bear this surname
Pouan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burkina Faso | 746 | 1:24,601 | 1,551 |
| Ivory Coast | 46 | 1:501,549 | 15,911 |
Pouan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pouan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Pouan is found in Burkina Faso more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of Pouan click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Pouan? popularity and diffusion
The surname Pouan is the 434,076th most frequently occurring family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 9,201,447 people. Pouan occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Pouan are found; 98 percent are found in West Africa and 98 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
This last name is most numerous in Burkina Faso, where it is borne by 746 people, or 1 in 24,601. In Burkina Faso it is most common in: Centre-Sud Region, where 93 percent live, Centre Region, where 6 percent live and Centre-Est Region, where 0 percent live. Barring Burkina Faso Pouan is found in one country. It is also found in The Ivory Coast, where 6 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 Pouan
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