Traore Surname

219th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,424,789 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mali
Highest density in:
Mali

Traore Surname User-submission:

Traoré or Traore is a surname of Manding origin (Bambara: Taara-oray), which is common in Mali, Senegal, Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast, and Guinea. In anglophone West Africa, the name is often spelled Trawally.

The surname is originated from the word of the Traoré clan of the Bambara Dyula and Soninke peoples, meaning 'will call Tara' referring to its founder Tara Maghan.

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Traore Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mali1,388,6561:121
Burkina Faso372,7701:494
Ivory Coast372,6951:6212
Guinea213,0511:5612
Senegal40,6911:35867
France10,8731:6,109513
Togo3,8851:1,866216
Spain3,3931:13,7791,581
Ghana2,9091:9,2891,249
Mauritania2,4631:1,663209
Sudan2,2401:16,7462,298
Morocco1,8061:19,0902,933
United States1,7681:205,01120,121
Gabon1,4651:1,290209
Benin1,3481:7,6671,055
Chad9631:14,1141,774
Congo4781:10,4371,421
Niger4251:45,1582,337
Saudi Arabia3981:77,52710,981
Canada3771:97,73410,638
Belgium2921:39,3726,445
England2791:199,70617,470
Germany1541:522,76344,015
Egypt1531:600,88732,813
Liberia1531:28,8142,789
Russia1271:1,134,82784,472
Cameroon541:384,61233,542
Netherlands501:337,74438,500
Sweden501:196,93513,646
Brazil491:4,368,864116,514
Equatorial Guinea491:23,177111
Libya491:127,428674
DR Congo481:1,539,15886,567
Nigeria481:3,690,474107,175
South Africa391:1,389,17274,222
United Arab Emirates391:234,93015,673
Italy381:1,609,38783,030
China371:36,954,6371,973
Switzerland321:256,65421,165
Tunisia281:21,8083,430
Thailand271:2,616,235275,741
Norway231:223,57824,793
Seychelles231:4,017661
Luxembourg201:29,0275,175
Ukraine191:2,395,931155,639
Czechia161:664,59262,292
Sierra Leone161:443,102516
Ireland141:336,35312,021
Denmark131:434,20928,556
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Monaco121:3,089236
Qatar121:196,50026,891
Uganda101:3,903,92893,934
Algeria91:4,292,39548,087
Finland91:610,74534,002
Guinea-Bissau91:192,002129
Iceland91:42,2322,922
India91:85,229,487684,495
Lithuania91:337,17616,710
Malaysia71:4,213,461150,293
Austria51:1,703,08789,702
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Belarus41:2,375,265105,497
Central African Republic41:1,128,848387
Haiti41:2,670,97716,453
Malta41:107,5681,849
Rwanda41:2,841,2443,611
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Croatia31:1,409,53570,997
Vietnam31:30,882,0184,101
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
Comoros11:749,524685
Djibouti11:914,9321,612
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Macau11:601,6301,582
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Northern Cyprus11:319,01110,202
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147

The alternate forms: Traoré (50,429), Traorè (24) & Traorė (1) are calculated separately.

Traore (59,691) may also be a first name.

Traore Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Traoré or Traore is a surname of Manding origin (Bambara: Taara-oray), which is common in Mali, Senegal, Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast, and Guinea. In anglophone West Africa, the name is often spelled Trawally.

The surname is originated from the word of the Traoré clan of the Bambara Dyula and Soninke peoples, meaning 'will call Tara' referring to its founder Tara Maghan.

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Traore Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Traore Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Traore (Arabic: تراوري, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﺗﺮﺍﻭﺭﻯ, Russian: Траоре) has its highest incidence in Mali. It may occur in the variant forms: Traoré, Traorè or Traorė. For other possible spellings of Traore click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Traore? popularity and diffusion

The surname Traore is the 219th most commonly occurring last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,005 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Traore reside; 95 percent reside in West Africa and 73 percent reside in Mande Africa. It is also the 15,923rd most frequently occurring first name world-wide, held by 59,691 people.

It is the most commonly held surname in one country:Mali, where 57 percent reside. The last name Traore is most widely held in Mali, where it is held by 1,388,656 people, or 1 in 12. Not including Mali it is found in 104 countries. It is also found in Burkina Faso, where 15 percent reside and The Ivory Coast, where 15 percent reside.

Traore Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Traore last name is chiefly Orthodox (100%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Traore last name are 40.18% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 93.41% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Traore earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 7.76% more than the national average, earning 372,924 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 30.98% less than the national average, earning R 164,028 per year; in United States they earn 25.25% less than the national average, earning $32,256 USD per year and in Canada they earn 33.19% less than the national average, earning $33,192 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Traoré9450,429/
Traorè9424/
Traorė941/
Traoret92167/
Traoure9285/
Trahore9255/
Traorey9219/
Traotre9217/
Traorre927/
Traoore925/
Traorer924/
Ttraore924/
Traoere924/
Traoree924/
Traorea923/
Traaore923/
Traoire922/
Traorhe922/
Thraore921/
Treaore921/
Trraore921/
Traorez921/
T'Raore921/
Traor9112,336/
Trahoure8614/
Troare83349/
Traora8349/
Treore838/
Trayor836/
Traorr836/
Traior833/
Traori832/
Traord831/
Traorz831/
Traour831/
Trajor831/
Traouré77189/
T'Raoré7721/
Traouri772/
Traoiré772/
Ttraoré772/
Traeoré771/
Traoeré771/
Trahorz771/
Traoira771/
Traorré771/
Treaoré771/
Trajora771/
Traorai771/
Trehore770/
Treauor770/
Troar7312/
Treharre711/
Trouatre710/
Trohar6752/
Troaré6711/
Troarè671/
Troara671/
Troyor671/
Traoréová671/
Treyor670/

Traore Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Traore in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﺗﺮﺍﻭﺭﻯatrawry74.69
ﺍﺗﺮﺍﻭﺭﻱatrawry13.91
ﺗﺮﺍﻭﺭﻯtrawry4.12
ﺗﺮﺍﻭﺭﻱtrawry1.88
ﺃﺗﺮﺍﻭﺭﻯatrawry1.53
ﺃﺗﺮﺍﻭﺭﻱatrawry0.81
ﺍﺗﺮﻭﺭﻯatrwry0.65
ﺍﺗﺮﻭﺭﻱatrwry0.27
ﺍﺗﺮﺍﻭﺭatrawr0.24
ﺗﺮﺍﻭﺭﺍtrawra0.22
ﺍﺗﺮﺍﺭﻭﻯatrarwy0.22
ﺍﺗﺮﺍﻭﻭﺭﻯatrawwry0.16
ﺍﺗﺮﺍﻭﺭﺍatrawra0.16
ﺍﺗﺮﻭﺍﺭﻯatrwary0.16
ﺗﺮﺍﺭﻭﻯtrarwy0.11
ﺍﺗﺮﺍﻭﺭﻩatrawrh0.08
ﺍﺗﺮﺍﻭﻯatrawy0.05
ﺍﺗﺮﺍﻭﻭﺭﻱatrawwry0.05
ﺍﺗﺮﻭﺭﺍatrwra0.05
ﺍﺗﺮﺍﺭﻭﻱatrarwy0.05
ﺗﺮﻭﺍﺭﻱtrwary0.05
ﺍﺗﺮﺍﻭﻟﻲatrawly0.05
ﺗﺮﺍﻭﻟﻰtrawly0.05
ﺗﺮﺍﺭﻭﻱtrarwy0.03
ﺗﺮﻭﺭﺍtrwra0.03
ﺍﺗﺮﺍﺭﻭatrarw0.03
ﺍﺗﺮﻭﺭﻩatrwrh0.03
ﺍﺗﺮﺍﻭﺍﺭﻱatrawary0.03
ﺗﺮﻭﺍﻟﻰtrwaly0.03
ﺗﻮﺍﻭﺭﻯtwawry0.03
ﺍﻧﺮﺍﻭﺭﻯanrawry0.03
ﺍﺗﺮﺍﻭﺭﺍﻯatrawray0.03
ﺍﺗﺮﻭﺍﺭﻱatrwary0.03
ﺗﺮﺍﻭﺭtrawr0.03
ﺗﺮﻭﺭﻱtrwry0.03
ﺗﺮﺍﻭﺍﺭﻯtrawary0.03
ﺗﺮﻭﺭﻯtrwry0.03
ﺍﺗﺮﺍﺭﻭﺭﻱatrarwry0.03
Traore in the Russian language
Траореtraore-
Traore in the Arabic language
تراوريtrawry-

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