Kimbou Surname
Approximately 74 people bear this surname
Kimbou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 37 | 1:279,341 | 23,629 |
| Cameroon | 12 | 1:1,730,756 | 92,157 |
| Niger | 12 | 1:1,599,335 | 32,126 |
| Congo | 10 | 1:498,910 | 11,250 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Kimbou (17) may also be a first name.
Kimbou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kimbou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kimbou (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﻤﺒﻮ) occurs more in Benin more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Kimbou? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,203,767th most prevalent surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 98,480,350 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Kimbou are found; 68 percent are found in West Africa and 50 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,694,839th most frequently occurring first name in the world. It is borne by 17 people.
The last name is most widely held in Benin, where it is held by 37 people, or 1 in 279,341. In Benin it is primarily concentrated in: Collines Department, where 81 percent are found and Borgou Department, where 19 percent are found. Beside Benin Kimbou is found in 6 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 16 percent are found and Niger, where 16 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kimbou Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kimbou in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻛﻤﺒﻮ | kmbw | - |
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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 Kimbou
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