Sakouma Surname
Approximately 109 people bear this surname
Sakouma Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 59 | 1:352,018 | 31,532 |
| Benin | 48 | 1:215,325 | 19,968 |
| Central African Republic | 1 | 1:4,515,390 | 1,196 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
Sakouma Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sakouma Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sakouma occurs in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Sakouma click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sakouma? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,755,741st most commonly occurring surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 66,858,219 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Sakouma reside; 56 percent reside in West Africa and 44 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The surname Sakouma is most widely held in Cameroon, where it is held by 59 people, or 1 in 352,018. In Cameroon it is primarily found in: Centre Region, where 68 percent live, Far North Region, where 22 percent live and East Region, where 3 percent live. Barring Cameroon it exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Benin, where 44 percent live and Central African Republic, where 1 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 Sakouma
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