Bonkoungou Surname

8,974th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 63,151 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Burkina Faso
Highest density in:
Burkina Faso

Bonkoungou Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bonkoungou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Burkina Faso62,2911:29548
Mali3231:52,5361,331
Ivory Coast3111:74,1844,114
Morocco1361:253,50142,794
France311:2,142,668174,004
Sudan91:4,167,7995,799
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Niger61:3,198,67054,540
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Senegal31:4,859,7816,822
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
England11:55,718,059489,080
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Angola11:26,989,21411,853

Bonkoungou (92) may also be a first name.

Bonkoungou Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bonkoungou occurs in Burkina Faso more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bonkoungou? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 8,974th most frequently held surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 115,399 people. The surname Bonkoungou is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Bonkoungou reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 94 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 992,070th most frequently occurring first name throughout the world. It is borne by 92 people.

The surname Bonkoungou is most widespread in Burkina Faso, where it is carried by 62,291 people, or 1 in 295. In Burkina Faso Bonkoungou is primarily concentrated in: Centre Region, where 34 percent are found, Plateau-Central Region, where 16 percent are found and Centre-Ouest Region, where 15 percent are found. Apart from Burkina Faso it exists in 29 countries. It also occurs in Mali, where 1 percent are found and The Ivory Coast, where 0 percent are found.

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