Sounana Surname
Approximately 15 people bear this surname
Sounana Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 9 | 1:2,132,446 | 40,124 |
| Benin | 3 | 1:3,445,201 | 77,822 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
Sounana (12) may also be a first name.
Sounana Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sounana Come From? nationality or country of origin
Sounana occurs more in Niger more than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Sounana.
How Common Is The Last Name Sounana? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 5,057,639th most common family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 485,836,394 people. Sounana occurs predominantly in Africa, where 93 percent of Sounana are found; 93 percent are found in West Africa and 67 percent are found in Chadic Africa. It is also the 3,306,491st most numerous first name worldwide It is held by 12 people.
It is most frequently used in Niger, where it is carried by 9 people, or 1 in 2,132,446. In Niger Sounana is most frequent in: Dosso Region, where 78 percent are found and Tillabéri Region, where 22 percent are found. Barring Niger this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Benin, where 20 percent are found and Cameroon, where 13 percent are found.
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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 Sounana
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