Keignan Surname

2,746,821st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 50 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ivory Coast
Highest density in:
Ivory Coast

Keignan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Keignan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ivory Coast481:480,65115,491
France21:33,211,361423,184

Keignan Last Name Facts

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

Keignan is carried by more people in The Ivory Coast than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Keignan? popularity and diffusion

The surname Keignan is the 2,746,821st most frequently occurring last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 145,750,918 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 50 percent of Keignan live; 50 percent live in West Africa and 50 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The surname Keignan is most frequently used in The Ivory Coast, where it is borne by 48 people, or 1 in 480,651. In The Ivory Coast Keignan is most numerous in: Montagnes District, where 52 percent reside, Abidjan Autonomous District, where 35 percent reside and Yamoussoukro Autonomous District, where 13 percent reside. Without taking into account The Ivory Coast this last name exists in one country. It is also found in France, where 4 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kegnan92144/
Kignan922/
Kiegnan8628/
Kuignan867/
Koignan861/
Kignane861/
Kaegnan861/
Kouegnan801/
Koyegnan801/
Kegnon77224/
Kagnan7779/
Kignon7733/
Kegnam7719/
Kygnan772/
Kigimnang758/
Caignan7122/
Kangnan7116/
Keagnon7112/
Kougnan719/
Kagnane717/
Koignon712/
Kuignon712/
Kignong711/
Coignan711/
Kohouegnan711/
Kagnang711/
Kaugnan711/
Quignan710/
Cheignon67167/
Kangnaan6761/
Kouegnon6750/
Khingnon671/
Coignant671/
Koungnan671/
Kouegnam671/

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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
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  • 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 Keignan
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