Kogbo Surname

586,691st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 533 people bear this surname

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

Kogbo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kogbo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ivory Coast2471:93,4064,903
DR Congo2191:337,35029,912
Nigeria581:3,054,18594,504
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
France21:33,211,361423,184
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Kogbo (110) may also be a first name.

Kogbo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kogbo is held by more people in The Ivory Coast than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kogbo? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 586,691st most widespread last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 13,672,694 people. The last name Kogbo is predominantly found in Africa, where 85 percent of Kogbo reside; 43 percent reside in West Africa and 43 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Kogbo is also the 895,203rd most commonly used first name globally, borne by 110 people.

The last name Kogbo is most prevalent in The Ivory Coast, where it is carried by 247 people, or 1 in 93,406. In The Ivory Coast Kogbo is primarily found in: Bas-Sassandra District, where 47 percent live, Abidjan Autonomous District, where 32 percent live and Gôh-Djiboua District, where 12 percent live. Apart from The Ivory Coast this last name occurs in 9 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 41 percent live and Nigeria, where 11 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kongbo91172,560/
Kougbo91696/
Kogbou9133/
Koigbo9132/
Koogbo9127/
Kogboh913/
Kougboi835/
Kongbou832/
Kongbuo831/
Koïngbo831/
Kougboh831/
Kongboi831/
Kogba801,468/
Kagbo80375/
Kegbo80192/
Kugbo8061/
Cogbo801/
Khongboh771/
Kongba731,417/
Kangbo73169/
Kougba73128/
Kaghbo7330/
Kogbeu7321/
Keugbo7316/
Koogba734/
Koigba734/
Kungbo732/
Kagboh732/
Kagboa731/
Congbo731/
Koygba731/
Kogbah731/
Kohgba731/
Kegbou731/
Kagbou731/
Khongba6795/
Koungba6752/
Khangbo6711/
Quoigbo6710/
Kagboud673/
Kahngbo672/
Kagbout671/
Kaangbo671/
Kougbah671/
Koingba671/

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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
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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 Kogbo
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