Sounaba Surname
Approximately 16 people bear this surname
Sounaba Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senegal | 15 | 1:971,956 | 3,098 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
Sounaba (12) may also be a first name.
Sounaba Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sounaba Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sounaba is held by more people in Senegal than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Sounaba? popularity and diffusion
The surname Sounaba is the 4,908,606th most commonly occurring family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 455,471,620 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Sounaba are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 94 percent are found in Senegambia Africa. Sounaba is also the 3,306,491st most frequently used first name in the world, held by 12 people.
It is most frequently occurring in Senegal, where it is carried by 15 people, or 1 in 971,956. In Senegal it is most prevalent in: Tambacounda Region, where 100 percent live. Other than Senegal this surname is found in one country. It is also found in Burkina Faso, where 6 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 Sounaba
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