Traoré Surname
Approximately 50,429 people bear this surname
Traoré Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mali | 30,138 | 1:563 | 80 |
| Mauritania | 14,419 | 1:284 | 38 |
| Guinea | 3,941 | 1:3,003 | 172 |
| France | 476 | 1:139,544 | 21,462 |
| Togo | 420 | 1:17,257 | 5,159 |
| Morocco | 307 | 1:112,300 | 19,480 |
| Ghana | 277 | 1:97,548 | 9,187 |
| Burkina Faso | 203 | 1:90,404 | 2,999 |
| Canada | 42 | 1:877,276 | 67,671 |
| Switzerland | 32 | 1:256,654 | 21,165 |
| Ivory Coast | 28 | 1:823,973 | 21,823 |
| Belgium | 22 | 1:522,575 | 50,051 |
| Sweden | 12 | 1:820,563 | 61,223 |
| United States | 10 | 1:36,245,893 | 832,629 |
| Niger | 10 | 1:1,919,202 | 37,248 |
| Benin | 10 | 1:1,033,560 | 48,353 |
| Senegal | 7 | 1:2,082,763 | 4,662 |
| England | 6 | 1:9,286,343 | 223,652 |
| Tunisia | 6 | 1:101,771 | 14,710 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Gambia | 4 | 1:480,863 | 548 |
| Chad | 4 | 1:3,398,050 | 7,703 |
| Denmark | 4 | 1:1,411,179 | 60,800 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Gabon | 4 | 1:472,298 | 3,618 |
| Germany | 4 | 1:20,126,365 | 436,245 |
| Iceland | 3 | 1:126,697 | 5,403 |
| Czechia | 3 | 1:3,544,490 | 144,714 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Swaziland | 1 | 1:1,298,199 | 1,718 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Cape Verde | 1 | 1:529,642 | 6,792 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
The alternate forms: Traore (2,424,789) & Traorè (24) are calculated separately.
Traoré (378) may also be a first name.
Traoré Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Traoré Come From? nationality or country of origin
Traoré has its highest incidence in Mali. It can appear as: Traore or Traorè. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Traoré? popularity and diffusion
The last name Traoré is the 11,140th most prevalent surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 144,511 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Traoré are found; 98 percent are found in West Africa and 68 percent are found in Mande Africa. It is also the 446,161st most commonly used first name at a global level, held by 378 people.
The last name Traoré is most prevalent in Mali, where it is borne by 30,138 people, or 1 in 563. Not including Mali this last name occurs in 49 countries. It also occurs in Mauritania, where 29 percent reside and Guinea, where 8 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Traore | 94 | 2,424,789 | / |
| Traorè | 94 | 24 | / |
| Traouré | 92 | 189 | / |
| T'Raoré | 92 | 21 | / |
| Ttraoré | 92 | 2 | / |
| Traoiré | 92 | 2 | / |
| Treaoré | 92 | 1 | / |
| Traorré | 92 | 1 | / |
| Traora | 83 | 49 | / |
| Troaré | 83 | 11 | / |
| Traori | 83 | 2 | / |
| Traoréová | 80 | 1 | / |
| Traoret | 77 | 167 | / |
| Traoure | 77 | 85 | / |
| Trahore | 77 | 55 | / |
| Traorey | 77 | 19 | / |
| Traotre | 77 | 17 | / |
| Traorre | 77 | 7 | / |
| Traoore | 77 | 5 | / |
| Traoree | 77 | 4 | / |
| Ttraore | 77 | 4 | / |
| Traorer | 77 | 4 | / |
| Traaore | 77 | 3 | / |
| Traorea | 77 | 3 | / |
| Traoire | 77 | 2 | / |
| Traorhe | 77 | 2 | / |
| Traouri | 77 | 2 | / |
| Thraore | 77 | 1 | / |
| Traorai | 77 | 1 | / |
| Traoira | 77 | 1 | / |
| Trajora | 77 | 1 | / |
| Treaore | 77 | 1 | / |
| Trraore | 77 | 1 | / |
| Traorez | 77 | 1 | / |
| T'Raore | 77 | 1 | / |
| Trahoure | 71 | 14 | / |
| Troare | 67 | 349 | / |
| Troarè | 67 | 1 | / |
| Troara | 67 | 1 | / |
| Trouary | 62 | 0 | / |
| Trouatre | 57 | 0 | / |
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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 Traoré
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