Salamoune Surname
Approximately 990 people bear this surname
Salamoune Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 987 | 1:19,445 | 1,228 |
| Burkina Faso | 3 | 1:6,117,367 | 22,156 |
Salamoune (735) may also be a first name.
Salamoune Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Salamoune Come From? nationality or country of origin
Salamoune occurs in Niger more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Salamoune.
How Common Is The Last Name Salamoune? popularity and diffusion
It is the 364,583rd most commonly held surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 7,361,157 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Salamoune are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 100 percent are found in Chadic Africa. It is also the 303,693rd most widespread first name worldwide It is held by 735 people.
This last name is most frequently occurring in Niger, where it is borne by 987 people, or 1 in 19,445. In Niger Salamoune is most numerous in: Tillabéri Region, where 48 percent live, Tahoua Region, where 45 percent live and Niamey Capital District, where 4 percent live. Excluding Niger Salamoune exists in one country. It also occurs in Burkina Faso, where 0 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
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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 Salamoune
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