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 last name Bonkoungou is found most in Burkina Faso. It may also be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bonkoungou? popularity and diffusion

It is the 8,974th most widespread last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 115,399 people. Bonkoungou occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Bonkoungou are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 94 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Bonkoungou is also the 992,070th most frequently used first name at a global level, borne by 92 people.

Bonkoungou is most numerous in Burkina Faso, where it is borne by 62,291 people, or 1 in 295. In Burkina Faso it is mostly found in: Centre Region, where 34 percent reside, Plateau-Central Region, where 16 percent reside and Centre-Ouest Region, where 15 percent reside. Barring Burkina Faso Bonkoungou exists in 29 countries. It is also found in Mali, where 1 percent reside and The Ivory Coast, where 0 percent reside.

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