Kangou Surname
Approximately 2,159 people bear this surname
Kangou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Congo | 1,039 | 1:4,802 | 774 |
| Ivory Coast | 774 | 1:29,808 | 2,041 |
| Niger | 275 | 1:69,789 | 3,170 |
| Cameroon | 32 | 1:649,033 | 48,340 |
| Belgium | 12 | 1:958,054 | 73,966 |
| England | 8 | 1:6,964,757 | 184,742 |
| Malaysia | 5 | 1:5,898,845 | 196,803 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| Benin | 2 | 1:5,167,801 | 84,334 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Burkina Faso | 2 | 1:9,176,050 | 23,741 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
Kangou (1,453) may also be a first name.
Kangou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kangou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kangou (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﺎﻛﻮ) is more commonly found in The Congo than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Kangou? popularity and diffusion
The last name Kangou is the 194,607th most widespread family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 3,375,427 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 90 percent of Kangou are found; 49 percent are found in Central Africa and 49 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Kangou is also the 204,621st most frequent forename throughout the world. It is borne by 1,453 people.
The last name Kangou is most commonly used in The Congo, where it is carried by 1,039 people, or 1 in 4,802. In The Congo it is mostly concentrated in: Brazzaville Department, where 41 percent reside, Pool Department, where 29 percent reside and Pointe-Noire Department, where 19 percent reside. Besides The Congo it occurs in 14 countries. It is also found in The Ivory Coast, where 36 percent reside and Niger, where 13 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kangou Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kangou in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻛﺎﻛﻮ | kakw | - |
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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 Kangou
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