Soura Surname
Approximately 9,842 people bear this surname
Soura Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burkina Faso | 6,696 | 1:2,741 | 366 |
| India | 2,131 | 1:359,956 | 19,534 |
| Ivory Coast | 383 | 1:60,238 | 3,532 |
| Greece | 142 | 1:78,027 | 13,128 |
| Cameroon | 124 | 1:167,492 | 17,964 |
| Japan | 84 | 1:1,521,956 | 24,539 |
| United States | 80 | 1:4,530,737 | 237,840 |
| Niger | 49 | 1:391,674 | 10,965 |
| Senegal | 37 | 1:394,036 | 1,909 |
| Benin | 26 | 1:397,523 | 29,143 |
| Iran | 19 | 1:4,041,185 | 108,332 |
| Austria | 16 | 1:532,215 | 49,801 |
| Canada | 15 | 1:2,456,373 | 146,130 |
| Brazil | 9 | 1:23,786,037 | 375,389 |
| Chile | 7 | 1:2,516,639 | 33,195 |
| Papua New Guinea | 6 | 1:1,358,953 | 118,663 |
| Algeria | 4 | 1:9,657,888 | 64,782 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 1:25,109,342 | 694,541 |
The alternate forms: Šoura (33) are calculated separately.
Soura (1,292) may also be a first name.
Soura Demographics
Average Soura Salary in
United States
$53,281 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Soura Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Soura Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Soura (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺳﻮﺭﺍ, Hindi: सौरा, Marathi: सौरा, Oriya: େସୗରା) is found most frequently in Burkina Faso. It may be rendered as: Šoura. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Soura? popularity and diffusion
The surname Soura is the 52,032nd most widespread family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 740,454 people. The surname Soura is mostly found in Africa, where 73 percent of Soura are found; 73 percent are found in West Africa and 66 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Soura is also the 219,079th most widespread given name in the world, borne by 1,292 people.
The last name is most frequently held in Burkina Faso, where it is carried 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 exists in 26 countries. It also occurs in India, where 22 percent are found and The Ivory Coast, where 4 percent are found.
Soura Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Soura has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Soura last name increased 4,000 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Soura Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Soura last name are 32.18% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 78.95% registered to vote for the 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.
Phonetically Similar Names
Soura Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Soura in the Hindi language | ||
| सौरा | saura | - |
| Soura in the Marathi language | ||
| सौरा | saura | - |
| Soura in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺳﻮﺭﺍ | swra | 75 |
| ﺻﻮﺭﺍ | swra | 25 |
| Soura in the Oriya language | ||
| େସୗରା | esara | 70.54 |
| ସଉରା | sa'ura | 23.72 |
| େସୗର | esara | 1.4 |
| ସୁର | sura | 0.38 |
| ଶୁକା | suka | 0.13 |
| ସାରା | sara | 0.13 |
| ସୁେର | suera | 0.13 |
| ସଊରା | sa'ura | 0.13 |
| ଶର | sara | 0.13 |
| ସୁକା | suka | 0.13 |
| ମୋୁଳା | moula | 0.13 |
| ଡୁରୁ | duru | 0.13 |
| ସୁଉରା | su'ura | 0.13 |
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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
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Soura
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