Sougho Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Sougho Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 2 | 1:2,047,432 | 30,537 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
Sougho Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sougho Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sougho (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺳﻮﻛﻮ) occurs in Mauritania more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sougho? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 8,968,613th most commonly occurring family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. Sougho occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Sougho are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 75 percent are found in Senegambia Africa.
The last name is most commonly occurring in Mauritania, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 2,047,432. In Mauritania it is primarily concentrated in: Gorgol Region, where 50 percent reside and Guidimagha Region, where 50 percent reside. Apart from Mauritania Sougho is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Niger, where 25 percent reside and Senegal, where 25 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sougho Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sougho in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺳﻮﻛﻮ | swkw | 50 |
| ﺳﻮﻏﻮ | swghw | 25 |
| ﺳﻮﻗﻮ | swqw | 25 |
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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 Sougho
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