Songhai Surname
Approximately 33 people bear this surname
Songhai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thailand | 12 | 1:5,886,529 | 390,733 |
| Benin | 9 | 1:1,148,400 | 50,768 |
| Togo | 4 | 1:1,811,942 | 8,122 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
The alternate forms: Songhaî (9) & Songhaï (2) are calculated separately.
Songhai (25,991) may also be a first name.
Songhai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Songhai Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Songhai occurs in Thailand more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant: Songhaî or Songhaï. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Songhai? popularity and diffusion
It is the 3,432,070th most widely held family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 220,834,725 people. Songhai is primarily found in Africa, where 48 percent of Songhai are found; 45 percent are found in West Africa and 45 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 31,059th most commonly occurring first name internationally It is held by 25,991 people.
This surname is most frequent in Thailand, where it is borne by 12 people, or 1 in 5,886,529. In Thailand it is most common in: Bangkok, where 50 percent are found, Nonthaburi Province, where 33 percent are found and Sukhothai Province, where 8 percent are found. Barring Thailand this surname is found in 7 countries. It is also found in Benin, where 27 percent are found and Togo, where 12 percent are found.
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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 Songhai
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