Sounbi Surname
Approximately 144 people bear this surname
Sounbi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 132 | 1:157,341 | 17,155 |
| Nigeria | 12 | 1:14,761,896 | 248,185 |
Sounbi (211) may also be a first name.
Sounbi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sounbi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sounbi occurs more in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Sounbi? popularity and diffusion
The surname Sounbi is the 1,471,719th most frequently used surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 50,607,958 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Sounbi live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 90 percent live in Chadic Africa. Sounbi is also the 622,565th most numerous forename throughout the world. It is borne by 211 people.
The last name is most commonly used in Cameroon, where it is borne by 132 people, or 1 in 157,341. In Cameroon it is most common in: Far North Region, where 98 percent live and North Region, where 2 percent live. Other than Cameroon it occurs in one country. It is also common in Nigeria, where 8 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 Sounbi
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