Kinhou Surname
Approximately 1,046 people bear this surname
Kinhou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 1,042 | 1:9,919 | 1,379 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
Kinhou (30) may also be a first name.
Kinhou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kinhou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kinhou is found in Benin more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Kinhou? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 349,113th most prevalent family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 6,967,061 people. The surname Kinhou occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kinhou reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 100 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Kinhou is also the 1,911,214th most numerous first name in the world, borne by 30 people.
This last name is most prevalent in Benin, where it is borne by 1,042 people, or 1 in 9,919. In Benin Kinhou is primarily concentrated in: Zou Department, where 59 percent reside, Atlantique Department, where 12 percent reside and Littoral Department, where 8 percent reside. Without taking into account Benin this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 0 percent reside and The Ivory Coast, where 0 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 Kinhou
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