Soukoune Surname
Approximately 18 people bear this surname
Soukoune Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 17 | 1:607,977 | 36,930 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
Soukoune Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Soukoune Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Soukoune is found most frequently in Benin. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Soukoune? popularity and diffusion
The surname Soukoune is the 4,649,889th most commonly occurring last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 404,863,662 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Soukoune live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 94 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The surname Soukoune is most commonly held in Benin, where it is held by 17 people, or 1 in 607,977. In Benin it is most prevalent in: Alibori Department, where 94 percent reside and Borgou Department, where 6 percent reside. Outside of Benin Soukoune occurs in one country. It is also common in Cameroon, where 6 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 Soukoune
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