Soukourou Surname
Approximately 294 people bear this surname
Soukourou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 243 | 1:42,533 | 5,451 |
| Niger | 49 | 1:391,674 | 10,965 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
Soukourou (146) may also be a first name.
Soukourou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Soukourou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Soukourou is found in Benin more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Soukourou? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 906,170th most frequent last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 24,787,571 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Soukourou live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 83 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Soukourou is also the 763,528th most common forename in the world It is held by 146 people.
The surname is most frequent in Benin, where it is carried by 243 people, or 1 in 42,533. In Benin Soukourou is mostly found in: Borgou Department, where 76 percent live, Atakora Department, where 12 percent live and Alibori Department, where 7 percent live. Not including Benin Soukourou is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Niger, where 17 percent live and Cameroon, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sokourou | 94 | 69 | / |
| Soukouro | 94 | 1 | / |
| Soucourou | 89 | 2 | / |
| Siokourou | 89 | 1 | / |
| Shokourou | 89 | 1 | / |
| Sokorou | 88 | 36 | / |
| Sokouro | 88 | 2 | / |
| Soukoro | 88 | 1 | / |
| Soukarou | 82 | 14 | / |
| Soukoura | 82 | 9 | / |
| Soucouro | 82 | 1 | / |
| Sukuru | 80 | 2,478 | / |
| Sokoro | 80 | 489 | / |
| Sokuru | 80 | 43 | / |
| Sukoro | 80 | 36 | / |
| Sukuro | 80 | 10 | / |
| Sokuro | 80 | 5 | / |
| Siokouros | 78 | 4 | / |
| Soukuoruo | 78 | 1 | / |
| Soukkoura | 78 | 1 | / |
| Shukuru | 75 | 33,813 | / |
| Saukuru | 75 | 1,151 | / |
| Shukuro | 75 | 445 | / |
| Sukuroo | 75 | 54 | / |
| Sookuru | 75 | 34 | / |
| Sukkuru | 75 | 28 | / |
| Suukuru | 75 | 28 | / |
| Soekoro | 75 | 24 | / |
| Sokoura | 75 | 21 | / |
| Shokoro | 75 | 17 | / |
| Siokuro | 75 | 14 | / |
| Sukuuru | 75 | 8 | / |
| Sokuroh | 75 | 8 | / |
| Shokuro | 75 | 3 | / |
| Soukaro | 75 | 3 | / |
| Sokoros | 75 | 2 | / |
| Shokuru | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sogkuru | 75 | 1 | / |
| Shukoro | 75 | 1 | / |
| Zukurou | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sakouro | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sukorejo | 71 | 24 | / |
| Saukoroa | 71 | 9 | / |
| Soukurai | 71 | 7 | / |
| Soukaros | 71 | 6 | / |
| Sukurooh | 71 | 6 | / |
| Soucorro | 71 | 2 | / |
| Sokoroyo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shukurhu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shukuruh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shukuroa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sokorowe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shokoroy | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sakuru | 67 | 804 | / |
| Sokaro | 67 | 751 | / |
| Sukhotroi | 67 | 735 | / |
| Sokura | 67 | 539 | / |
| Sokora | 67 | 469 | / |
| Sakuro | 67 | 279 | / |
| Sukura | 67 | 239 | / |
| Sakoro | 67 | 229 | / |
| Sukora | 67 | 194 | / |
| Socoro | 67 | 96 | / |
| Sukaro | 67 | 95 | / |
| Sukoru | 67 | 9 | / |
| Sokoru | 67 | 3 | / |
| Zokuru | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shoukaura | 67 | 1 | / |
| Socuro | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Soukourou
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