Sogansa Surname
Approximately 107 people bear this surname
Sogansa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 106 | 1:97,506 | 11,150 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Sogansa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sogansa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sogansa is more commonly found in Benin than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Sogansa? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,775,494th most frequently used last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 68,107,906 people. Sogansa is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Sogansa are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The surname Sogansa is most numerous in Benin, where it is borne by 106 people, or 1 in 97,506. In Benin it is most common in: Zou Department, where 61 percent reside, Littoral Department, where 21 percent reside and Ouémé Department, where 8 percent reside. Outside of Benin it is found in one country. It is also found in South Africa, where 1 percent reside.
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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 Sogansa
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