Kegou Surname

201,006th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,075 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Benin

Kegou Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kegou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia1,6231:81,4848,623
Benin4391:23,5443,163
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Mali41:4,242,2592,433
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Togo11:7,247,76812,049

Kegou Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Kegou Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Kegou is carried by more people in Indonesia than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kegou? popularity and diffusion

Kegou is the 201,006th most frequently held family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,512,070 people. The last name is mostly found in Oceania, where 78 percent of Kegou reside; 78 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 78 percent reside in Papuan Oceania.

This last name is most common in Indonesia, where it is borne by 1,623 people, or 1 in 81,484. In Indonesia it is primarily concentrated in: Papua, where 94 percent live and West Papua, where 6 percent live. Excluding Indonesia Kegou exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in Benin, where 21 percent live and Ghana, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kegoue913/
Kegoup912/
Keugou912/
Kiegou912/
Kegu89757/
Kego89377/
Keugoue8342/
Khengou832/
Kiegoue831/
Keaghou831/
Keago80350/
Kigou8039/
Kiego8031/
Kegau8024/
Keugo8023/
Keigo8016/
Keagu8011/
Kegoh8010/
Keigu809/
Kegoi806/
Keegu805/
Kegos805/
Keego805/
Keugu804/
Kiegu804/
Kegho802/
Kegoe802/
Kegoa801/
Keggu801/
Khego801/
Kegus800/
Keghouhy771/
Chegou731,504/
Keango73298/
Keugho7372/
Keingo7334/
Kegoye7318/
Koigou7315/
Kieghu7311/
Keagho7310/
Kegoya735/
Kegiyo734/
Keagop734/
Kuigou732/
Kegohe732/
Khengo732/
Keghoh731/
Kigoue731/
Kiogou731/
Keghuo731/
Kegaju731/
Khengu731/
Gkegos731/
Keghoe730/
Geekegoue711/
Kigo673,051/
Qegu67699/
Kega67462/
Cheggou67345/
Kägo67262/
Kägu67231/
Cego6790/
Kygo6746/
Cegu6734/
Keghijo6719/
Chegoue6718/
Kigu6715/
Cheghou673/
Keigojo672/
Qego672/
Kygu671/
Chehgou671/
Khegoji671/
Khengau671/
Kigouya671/
Keghosh671/
Kegueup671/

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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 Kegou
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