View the most partisan surnames in The United States

Where Does The Last Name Soura Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Soura (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺳﻮﺭﺍ, Hindi: सौरा, Marathi: सौरा, Oriya: େସୗରା) is more commonly found in Burkina Faso than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms: Šoura. For other possible spellings of Soura click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Soura? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This last name is the 52,032^nd most widely held surname on earth, held by around 1 in 740,454 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 73 percent of Soura reside; 73 percent reside in West Africa and 66 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Soura is also the 219,079^th most widespread first name internationally. It is borne by 1,292 people.

This last name is most frequently used in Burkina Faso, where it is borne by 6,696 people, or 1 in 2,741. In Burkina Faso it is most frequent in: Cascades Region, where 85 percent are found, Hauts-Bassins Region, where 7 percent are found and Centre Region, where 5 percent are found. Aside from Burkina Faso Soura is found in 26 countries. It is also found in India, where 22 percent are found and The Ivory Coast, where 4 percent are found.

Soura Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Soura has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Soura surname rose 4,000 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Soura Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those holding the Soura surname are 32.18% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 78.95% registered with the political party.

The amount Soura earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 23.48% more than the national average, earning $53,281 USD per year and in Canada they earn 35.91% less than the national average, earning $31,841 CAD per year.