Sounn Surname
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
Sounn Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 2 | 1:9,596,008 | 86,358 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
Sounn Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sounn Come From? nationality or country of origin
Sounn is held by more people in Niger than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Sounn? popularity and diffusion
The surname Sounn is the 8,193,072nd most commonly held surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The surname Sounn is predominantly found in Africa, where 40 percent of Sounn reside; 40 percent reside in West Africa and 40 percent reside in Chadic Africa.
The last name Sounn is most common in Niger, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 9,596,008. In Niger it is primarily concentrated in: Dosso Region, where 50 percent reside and Tillabéri Region, where 50 percent reside. Excluding Niger Sounn occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 40 percent reside and France, where 20 percent reside.
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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 Sounn
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