Kanouwa Surname
Approximately 17 people bear this surname
Kanouwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 10 | 1:1,919,202 | 37,248 |
| Ivory Coast | 7 | 1:3,295,890 | 46,139 |
Kanouwa (89) may also be a first name.
Kanouwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kanouwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kanouwa is more frequently found in Niger than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kanouwa? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 4,772,636th most frequently used last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 428,679,172 people. The surname Kanouwa is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kanouwa reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 59 percent reside in Chadic Africa. It is also the 1,011,231st most commonly used given name on earth, borne by 89 people.
It is most commonly used in Niger, where it is held by 10 people, or 1 in 1,919,202. In Niger it is mostly concentrated in: Zinder Region, where 90 percent reside and Agadez Region, where 10 percent reside. Other than Niger it is found in one country. It is also common in The Ivory Coast, where 41 percent reside.
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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 Kanouwa
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