Sokhouna Surname
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Sokhouna Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 2 | 1:2,047,432 | 30,537 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Sokhouna Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sokhouna Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sokhouna (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺳﻮﺧﻮﻧﺎ) is found in Mauritania more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Sokhouna.
How Common Is The Last Name Sokhouna? popularity and diffusion
The last name Sokhouna is the 10,311,814th most common family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 67 percent of Sokhouna live; 67 percent live in West Africa and 67 percent live in Senegambia Africa.
This surname is most frequently occurring in Mauritania, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 2,047,432. In Mauritania it is most common in: Guidimagha Region, where 100 percent live. Excluding Mauritania Sokhouna occurs in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 33 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sokhouna Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sokhouna in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺳﻮﺧﻮﻧﺎ | swkhwna | 66.67 |
| ﺳﻮﻗﻮﻧﺎ | swqwna | 33.33 |
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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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