Sokoura Surname
Approximately 21 people bear this surname
Sokoura Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ivory Coast | 20 | 1:1,153,562 | 26,783 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
Sokoura (917) may also be a first name.
Sokoura Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sokoura Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sokoura is found in The Ivory Coast more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Sokoura click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sokoura? popularity and diffusion
It is the 4,307,654th most commonly held surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 347,025,996 people. The last name Sokoura is predominantly found in Africa, where 76 percent of Sokoura live; 76 percent live in West Africa and 62 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 267,635th most widely held given name at a global level, held by 917 people.
This surname is most commonly used in The Ivory Coast, where it is held by 20 people, or 1 in 1,153,562. In The Ivory Coast it is most prevalent in: Vallée du Bandama District, where 50 percent reside, Abidjan Autonomous District, where 25 percent reside and Denguélé District, where 5 percent reside. Beside The Ivory Coast this last name occurs in one country. It also occurs in Niger, where 5 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 Sokoura
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