Sounfoutera Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ivory Coast
Highest density in:
Ivory Coast

Sounfoutera Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sounfoutera Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ivory Coast151:1,538,08231,691
Mali11:16,969,0354,067

Sounfoutera Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sounfoutera is found most frequently in The Ivory Coast. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sounfoutera? popularity and diffusion

The last name Sounfoutera is the 4,908,606th most frequently occurring last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 455,471,620 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 50 percent of Sounfoutera are found; 50 percent are found in West Africa and 44 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The surname is most widely held in The Ivory Coast, where it is carried by 15 people, or 1 in 1,538,082. In The Ivory Coast Sounfoutera is primarily concentrated in: Abidjan Autonomous District, where 53 percent live and Sassandra-Marahoué District, where 47 percent live. Apart from The Ivory Coast this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in Mali, where 6 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sonfoutera951/
Senfter67666/
Sanfo-Dera671/
Sanfter670/
Confeitero571/
Confeiteiro5573/

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