Soghana Surname
Approximately 2 people bear this surname
Soghana Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
Soghana (7) may also be a first name.
Soghana Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Soghana Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Soghana (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺳﻮﻗﻮﻧﺎ) occurs more in Mauritania more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Soghana? popularity and diffusion
The surname Soghana is the 11,742,229th most widespread family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 50 percent of Soghana are found; 50 percent are found in West Africa and 50 percent are found in Senegambia Africa. Soghana is also the 4,548,448th most widely held first name throughout the world It is held by 7 people.
The surname is most frequently occurring in Mauritania, where it is carried by 1 people, or 1 in 4,094,863. In Mauritania it is primarily concentrated in: Guidimagha Region, where 100 percent are found. Excluding Mauritania Soghana exists in one country. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 50 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Soghana Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Soghana in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺳﻮﻗﻮﻧﺎ | swqwna | - |
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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 Soghana
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