Kocouvi Surname

823,466th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 337 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Benin

Kocouvi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kocouvi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Benin3271:31,6074,149
Ethiopia91:10,838,47414,518
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Kocouvi (687) may also be a first name.

Kocouvi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kocouvi occurs more in Benin more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Kocouvi.

How Common Is The Last Name Kocouvi? popularity and diffusion

Kocouvi is the 823,466th most numerous last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 21,624,765 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kocouvi reside; 97 percent reside in West Africa and 97 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 315,600th most commonly occurring first name globally It is held by 687 people.

Kocouvi is most frequently used in Benin, where it is held by 327 people, or 1 in 31,607. In Benin it is mostly found in: Kouffo Department, where 44 percent reside, Littoral Department, where 24 percent reside and Zou Department, where 16 percent reside. Besides Benin Kocouvi exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Ethiopia, where 3 percent reside and Nigeria, 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
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  • 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 Kocouvi
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