Sangoun Surname
Approximately 64 people bear this surname
Sangoun Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 44 | 1:472,024 | 38,779 |
| Thailand | 19 | 1:3,717,808 | 320,775 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Sangoun (253) may also be a first name.
Sangoun Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sangoun Come From? nationality or country of origin
Sangoun occurs in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sangoun? popularity and diffusion
The last name Sangoun is the 2,394,033rd most prevalent family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 113,867,905 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 70 percent of Sangoun reside; 69 percent reside in Central Africa and 69 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 560,146th most widely held first name in the world. It is borne by 253 people.
This last name is most widespread in Cameroon, where it is carried by 44 people, or 1 in 472,024. In Cameroon it is most prevalent in: South Region, where 59 percent live and Centre Region, where 41 percent live. Not including Cameroon this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Thailand, where 30 percent live and Nigeria, where 2 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 Sangoun
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