Tounkoura Surname
Approximately 17 people bear this surname
Tounkoura Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senegal | 9 | 1:1,619,927 | 4,107 |
| Guinea | 6 | 1:1,972,303 | 1,775 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Tounkoura (17) may also be a first name.
Tounkoura Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tounkoura Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Tounkoura is borne by more people in Senegal than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Tounkoura? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 4,772,636th most widely held family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 428,679,172 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 94 percent of Tounkoura live; 94 percent live in West Africa and 53 percent live in Senegambia Africa. It is also the 2,694,839th most widely held forename at a global level, held by 17 people.
Tounkoura is most commonly occurring in Senegal, where it is held by 9 people, or 1 in 1,619,927. In Senegal Tounkoura is mostly concentrated in: Dakar Region, where 78 percent are found, Kédougou Region, where 11 percent are found and Louga Region, where 11 percent are found. Barring Senegal this surname occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Guinea, where 35 percent are found and Niger, where 6 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tounkora | 94 | 2 | / |
| Tounkouri | 89 | 9 | / |
| Touncoura | 89 | 4 | / |
| Tunkura | 88 | 7 | / |
| Tonkura | 88 | 1 | / |
| Tounkourou | 84 | 1 | / |
| Tounkara | 82 | 128,654 | / |
| Tankoura | 82 | 4 | / |
| Tounkori | 82 | 3 | / |
| Touncora | 82 | 1 | / |
| Tounckara | 78 | 46 | / |
| Tounkarah | 78 | 9 | / |
| Tounkhara | 78 | 7 | / |
| Toungkara | 78 | 5 | / |
| Tounkarou | 78 | 2 | / |
| Tienkoura | 78 | 1 | / |
| Toun'kara | 78 | 1 | / |
| Tounkaraa | 78 | 1 | / |
| Tunkara | 75 | 5,734 | / |
| Tankura | 75 | 139 | / |
| Tonkara | 75 | 34 | / |
| Tunkuri | 75 | 15 | / |
| Touncara | 71 | 146 | / |
| Tunkarah | 71 | 43 | / |
| Toumkara | 71 | 18 | / |
| Tonkoiry | 71 | 7 | / |
| Tounkari | 71 | 6 | / |
| Tonkoiri | 71 | 5 | / |
| Tangkura | 71 | 4 | / |
| Tunkoori | 71 | 3 | / |
| Tankuras | 71 | 3 | / |
| Tankouri | 71 | 3 | / |
| Tounkare | 71 | 3 | / |
| Tunkarra | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tounkaré | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tuonkara | 71 | 1 | / |
| Toonkara | 71 | 1 | / |
| Taunkara | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tonkaraa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tounkary | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tounkaro | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tankayura | 67 | 7 | / |
| Thongkure | 67 | 6 | / |
| Tankeyura | 67 | 5 | / |
| Toonkaira | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tungkarat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tankoirai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tounkarei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Toumkarou | 67 | 1 | / |
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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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- 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 Tounkoura
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