Kankouan Surname
Approximately 5,266 people bear this surname
Kankouan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burkina Faso | 5,260 | 1:3,489 | 428 |
| Ivory Coast | 6 | 1:3,845,205 | 48,272 |
Kankouan (31) may also be a first name.
Kankouan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kankouan Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kankouan is found in Burkina Faso more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Kankouan? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 90,932nd most prevalent surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 1,383,886 people. Kankouan is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kankouan reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 90 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,874,099th most frequently held first name worldwide, borne by 31 people.
Kankouan is most numerous in Burkina Faso, where it is held by 5,260 people, or 1 in 3,489. In Burkina Faso Kankouan is most numerous in: Centre-Ouest Region, where 84 percent reside, Boucle du Mouhoun Region, where 8 percent reside and Hauts-Bassins Region, where 3 percent reside. Beside Burkina Faso this last name exists in one country. It is also found in The Ivory Coast, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kankouane | 94 | 135 | / |
| Kankouhan | 94 | 1 | / |
| Kankoan | 93 | 42 | / |
| Kankoane | 88 | 313 | / |
| Kankuean | 88 | 2 | / |
| Kancouan | 88 | 1 | / |
| Kamkouan | 88 | 1 | / |
| Konkouan | 88 | 1 | / |
| Kankauan | 88 | 1 | / |
| Kankhuean | 82 | 2 | / |
| Khankauan | 82 | 1 | / |
| Kankkoane | 82 | 1 | / |
| Khankhuean | 78 | 60 | / |
| Koncouan | 75 | 1 | / |
| Konkouon | 75 | 1 | / |
| Konkoane | 75 | 1 | / |
| Khamkhouane | 74 | 4 | / |
| Kankejian | 71 | 1 | / |
| Keunkouon | 71 | 1 | / |
| Khankhajon | 67 | 4 | / |
| Khankagian | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kounkouong | 67 | 1 | / |
| Konkoeon | 63 | 1 | / |
| Keunkeuon | 59 | 2 | / |
| Cancaon | 53 | 1 | / |
| Cangcoam | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Kankouan
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