Sountra Surname

443,157th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 771 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Burkina Faso
Highest density in:
Burkina Faso

Sountra Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sountra Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Burkina Faso7171:25,5961,581
Ivory Coast411:562,71317,068
India61:127,844,230863,365
Mali41:4,242,2592,433
Pakistan31:59,547,962132,569

Sountra Last Name Facts

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

Sountra is found in Burkina Faso more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Sountra click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sountra? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 443,157th most frequently used surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 9,452,070 people. The surname Sountra is predominantly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Sountra reside; 97 percent reside in West Africa and 82 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

Sountra is most commonly held in Burkina Faso, where it is carried by 717 people, or 1 in 25,596. In Burkina Faso it is mostly found in: Hauts-Bassins Region, where 97 percent live, Centre Region, where 1 percent live and Boucle du Mouhoun Region, where 0 percent live. Excluding Burkina Faso this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in The Ivory Coast, where 5 percent live and India, where 1 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
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