Sounane Surname
Approximately 12 people bear this surname
Sounane Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 8 | 1:2,399,002 | 43,750 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Sounane Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sounane Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sounane is found most frequently in Niger. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sounane? popularity and diffusion
The last name Sounane is the 5,587,209th most common family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 607,295,493 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 83 percent of Sounane reside; 67 percent reside in West Africa and 67 percent reside in Chadic Africa.
The last name is most frequently used in Niger, where it is held by 8 people, or 1 in 2,399,002. In Niger it is primarily concentrated in: Dosso Region, where 100 percent reside. Apart from Niger this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 17 percent reside and Belgium, where 8 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 Sounane
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