Kanakou Surname
Approximately 6 people bear this surname
Kanakou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 4 | 1:2,583,900 | 73,293 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
Kanakou (28) may also be a first name.
Kanakou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kanakou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kanakou is found most in Benin. It may be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kanakou? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 7,593,402nd most widespread surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The last name Kanakou is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kanakou are found; 83 percent are found in West Africa and 67 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,994,417th most prevalent first name throughout the world. It is borne by 28 people.
The surname is most widespread in Benin, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 2,583,900. In Benin it is mostly found in: Borgou Department, where 100 percent are found. Outside of Benin this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in Cameroon, where 33 percent are found.
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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 Kanakou
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