Sounsou Surname

4,649,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Niger
Highest density in:
Niger

Sounsou Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sounsou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Niger171:1,128,94224,295
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406

Sounsou (23) may also be a first name.

Sounsou Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sounsou is borne by more people in Niger than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Sounsou.

How Common Is The Last Name Sounsou? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,649,889th most commonly occurring last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 404,863,662 people. The surname Sounsou is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Sounsou reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 100 percent reside in Chadic Africa. It is also the 2,239,265th most commonly held given name globally. It is borne by 23 people.

Sounsou is most frequently occurring in Niger, where it is held by 17 people, or 1 in 1,128,942. In Niger it is most numerous in: Dosso Region, where 76 percent are found, Maradi Region, where 6 percent are found and Niamey Capital District, where 6 percent are found. Excluding Niger it is found in one country. It is also found in Cameroon, where 6 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sounssou931/
Sounso928/
Sounzou864/
Soumsou862/
Sounjou862/
Sounnso861/
Sounsho861/
Sonso83170/
Sunsu8397/
Sonsu8312/
Sunso832/
Soundjou805/
Shunshou802/
Sotinsou801/
Sonsuz77959/
Sonsut77820/
Sonsot77567/
Sonsoy77160/
Sonsue77118/
Sansou7799/
Sunsoa7734/
Sonsui7731/
Sunshu7713/
Sonsoi7710/
Sonsop7710/
Sunsiu779/
Zonsou779/
Sunsoy776/
Sonsup776/
Sonsud776/
Sonsod775/
Sunsoe774/
Sonsoh773/
Sonsio772/
Shunsu772/
Shunso772/
Sonseu771/
Sonjou771/
Sunsuy771/
Sunsoo771/
Soinsu771/
Sunsui771/
Sonsoz771/
Sounjo771/
Sunsoh771/
Sunsio771/
Sunsho770/
Sansous71127/
Sondjou7119/
Sonsois7117/
Sainsou7112/
Soonsup718/
Suonsuu717/
Sonsuth715/
Sounsia714/
Shonsho713/
Sowenso712/
Sunshui712/
Sonsoiy711/
Sunsiyo711/
Souncho711/
Soumjou711/
Sonnsjo711/
Shunsui711/
Sjohnso711/
Sonsoot711/
Sunsoth710/
Sunzu673,794/
Sanso673,677/
Sonco673,097/
Sunjo671,786/
Sonsa67878/
Sonjo67525/
Sansu67405/
Sunju67395/
Sonzo67147/
Sunsa67129/
Sunxu6794/
Zunsu6792/
Zonso6756/
Sunco6733/
Suncu6730/
Sainsous6722/
Souncheu6711/
Zonsu673/
Chunshou672/
Suonseuy671/
Sonschot671/
Sumsu671/
Shunshui671/
Sunzo671/
Suyanshu671/
Soundjeu671/
Soungias671/
Sainsoue671/
Chounjou671/
Chounseu671/
Choutnsu671/

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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 Sounsou
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