Songhaï Surname
Approximately 2 people bear this surname
Songhaï Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
The alternate forms: Songhai (33) & Songhaî (9) are calculated separately.
Songhaï Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Songhaï Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Songhaï has its highest incidence in Benin. It can also be rendered as a variant: Songhai or Songhaî. For other possible spellings of Songhaï click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Songhaï? popularity and diffusion
It is the 11,742,229th most frequently occurring last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Songhaï live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 100 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
This surname is most commonly held in Benin, where it is held by 1 people, or 1 in 10,335,602. In Benin Songhaï is most frequent in: Donga Department, where 100 percent are found. Beside Benin this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in Togo, where 50 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 Songhaï
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