Sourgou Surname
Approximately 3,497 people bear this surname
Sourgou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burkina Faso | 3,438 | 1:5,338 | 597 |
| Niger | 30 | 1:639,734 | 15,675 |
| Ivory Coast | 29 | 1:795,560 | 21,349 |
Sourgou (16) may also be a first name.
Sourgou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sourgou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sourgou occurs most in Burkina Faso. It can occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Sourgou? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 129,417th most frequently used last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 2,083,942 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Sourgou reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 85 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,786,762nd most numerous first name at a global level. It is borne by 16 people.
This surname is most widespread in Burkina Faso, where it is borne by 3,438 people, or 1 in 5,338. In Burkina Faso it is primarily found in: Nord Region, where 41 percent reside, Centre-Est Region, where 15 percent reside and Centre Region, where 14 percent reside. Not including Burkina Faso it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Niger, where 1 percent reside and The Ivory Coast, 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 Sourgou
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