Sounweka Surname
Approximately 135 people bear this surname
Sounweka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 134 | 1:77,131 | 9,191 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Sounweka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sounweka Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sounweka occurs more in Benin more than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Sounweka? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,537,949th most widespread last name globally, borne by around 1 in 53,981,822 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Sounweka are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 100 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The surname is most common in Benin, where it is held by 134 people, or 1 in 77,131. In Benin it is most common in: Atakora Department, where 53 percent reside, Borgou Department, where 42 percent reside and Collines Department, where 5 percent reside. Beside Benin this last name is found in one country. It is also found in Nigeria, where 1 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 Sounweka
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