Traoré Surname

11,140th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 50,429 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mali
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Traoré Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Traoré Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mali30,1381:56380
Mauritania14,4191:28438
Guinea3,9411:3,003172
France4761:139,54421,462
Togo4201:17,2575,159
Morocco3071:112,30019,480
Ghana2771:97,5489,187
Burkina Faso2031:90,4042,999
Canada421:877,27667,671
Switzerland321:256,65421,165
Ivory Coast281:823,97321,823
Belgium221:522,57550,051
Sweden121:820,56361,223
United States101:36,245,893832,629
Niger101:1,919,20237,248
Benin101:1,033,56048,353
Senegal71:2,082,7634,662
England61:9,286,343223,652
Tunisia61:101,77114,710
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Gambia41:480,863548
Chad41:3,398,0507,703
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Gabon41:472,2983,618
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Iceland31:126,6975,403
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
Angola11:26,989,21411,853

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Traore942,424,789/
Traorè9424/
Traouré92189/
T'Raoré9221/
Ttraoré922/
Traoiré922/
Treaoré921/
Traorré921/
Traora8349/
Troaré8311/
Traori832/
Traoréová801/
Traoret77167/
Traoure7785/
Trahore7755/
Traorey7719/
Traotre7717/
Traorre777/
Traoore775/
Traoree774/
Ttraore774/
Traorer774/
Traaore773/
Traorea773/
Traoire772/
Traorhe772/
Traouri772/
Thraore771/
Traorai771/
Traoira771/
Trajora771/
Treaore771/
Trraore771/
Traorez771/
T'Raore771/
Trahoure7114/
Troare67349/
Troarè671/
Troara671/
Trouary620/
Trouatre570/

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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 Traoré
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