Souleymana Surname
Approximately 2,143 people bear this surname
Souleymana Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 1,324 | 1:14,495 | 986 |
| Mali | 387 | 1:43,848 | 1,206 |
| Burkina Faso | 278 | 1:66,015 | 2,570 |
| Cameroon | 100 | 1:207,691 | 21,269 |
| Benin | 28 | 1:369,129 | 27,947 |
| Ivory Coast | 25 | 1:922,849 | 23,346 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
Souleymana (2,285) may also be a first name.
Souleymana Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Souleymana Come From? nationality or country of origin
Souleymana occurs more in Niger more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Souleymana? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 195,730th most prevalent family name globally It is held by around 1 in 3,400,628 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Souleymana live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 66 percent live in Chadic Africa. Souleymana is also the 156,030th most widespread first name in the world It is held by 2,285 people.
It is most frequent in Niger, where it is borne by 1,324 people, or 1 in 14,495. In Niger it is most frequent in: Tahoua Region, where 54 percent live, Zinder Region, where 25 percent live and Tillabéri Region, where 15 percent live. Barring Niger this last name is found in 6 countries. It is also found in Mali, where 18 percent live and Burkina Faso, where 13 percent live.
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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 Souleymana
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