Codji Surname
Approximately 89 people bear this surname
Codji Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 81 | 1:127,600 | 13,832 |
| Ivory Coast | 3 | 1:7,690,411 | 57,263 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
Codji (19) may also be a first name.
Codji Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Codji Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Codji occurs more in Benin more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Codji? popularity and diffusion
The last name Codji is the 1,980,395th most widespread surname internationally, held by around 1 in 81,882,538 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Codji live; 96 percent live in West Africa and 96 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Codji is also the 2,523,061st most commonly held first name internationally. It is borne by 19 people.
It is most numerous in Benin, where it is carried by 81 people, or 1 in 127,600. In Benin Codji is most numerous in: Littoral Department, where 27 percent live, Atlantique Department, where 26 percent live and Zou Department, where 26 percent live. Excluding Benin it exists in 5 countries. It is also common in The Ivory Coast, where 3 percent live and The United States, where 2 percent live.
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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 Codji
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