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 is found in Thailand more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms: Songhaî or Songhaï. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Songhai? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 3,432,070th most commonly occurring family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 220,834,725 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 48 percent of Songhai live; 45 percent live in West Africa and 45 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Songhai is also the 31,059th most numerous first name at a global level, borne by 25,991 people.
The surname Songhai is most prevalent in Thailand, where it is held by 12 people, or 1 in 5,886,529. In Thailand Songhai is most frequent in: Bangkok, where 50 percent reside, Nonthaburi Province, where 33 percent reside and Sukhothai Province, where 8 percent reside. Not including Thailand it is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in Benin, where 27 percent reside and Togo, where 12 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
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- 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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