Soumboulou Surname

3,543,123rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 31 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Senegal
Highest density in:
Senegal

Soumboulou Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Soumboulou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Senegal251:583,1742,343
Ivory Coast51:4,614,24651,139
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869

Soumboulou (485) may also be a first name.

Soumboulou Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Soumboulou Come From? nationality or country of origin

Soumboulou (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺳﻮﻣﺒﻮﻟﻮ) has its highest incidence in Senegal. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Soumboulou.

How Common Is The Last Name Soumboulou? popularity and diffusion

The surname Soumboulou is the 3,543,123rd most frequently used family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 235,082,126 people. The surname Soumboulou is mostly found in Africa, where 84 percent of Soumboulou live; 84 percent live in West Africa and 84 percent live in Senegambia Africa. Soumboulou is also the 385,996th most common forename globally. It is borne by 485 people.

It is most frequent in Senegal, where it is held by 25 people, or 1 in 583,174. In Senegal it is most frequent in: Tambacounda Region, where 72 percent live, Dakar Region, where 24 percent live and Kaolack Region, where 4 percent live. Without taking into account Senegal Soumboulou exists in 2 countries. It is also common in The Ivory Coast, where 16 percent live and Mauritania, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Soumboulou Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Soumboulou in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺳﻮﻣﺒﻮﻟﻮswmbwlw37.5
ﺳﻤﺒﻮﻟﻮsmbwlw18.75
ﺻﻮﻣﺒﻮﻟﻮswmbwlw18.75
ﺳﻮﻣﺒﻠﻮswmblw12.5
ﺳﻤﺒﻮﻝsmbwl6.25
ﺳﻤﺒﻮﻟﻲsmbwly6.25

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Soumboulou
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