Kognon Surname

1,070,546th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 232 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Benin

Kognon Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kognon Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Benin1691:61,1577,536
Ivory Coast561:411,98613,976
Togo41:1,811,9428,122
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603

Kognon (819) may also be a first name.

Kognon Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kognon occurs most in Benin. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Kognon click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kognon? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kognon is the 1,070,546th most commonly occurring surname on earth It is held by around 1 in 31,411,836 people. The surname Kognon is mostly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Kognon are found; 97 percent are found in West Africa and 95 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 285,591st most frequently occurring first name worldwide, held by 819 people.

The surname Kognon is most frequently occurring in Benin, where it is carried by 169 people, or 1 in 61,157. In Benin it is primarily concentrated in: Kouffo Department, where 66 percent live, Atakora Department, where 12 percent live and Atlantique Department, where 8 percent live. Without taking into account Benin it exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in The Ivory Coast, where 24 percent live and Togo, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kougnon921,072/
Kongnon92341/
Koognon922/
Koignon922/
Kognone921/
Khongnon8687/
Kongnoon8627/
Kongnoun866/
Kongnuon861/
Konghnon861/
Koungnon861/
Cognon83728/
Kagnon83509/
Kognan83481/
Kegnon83224/
Khongnoon8029/
Kognongue801/
Cougnon77307/
Kongnun77146/
Kangnon77142/
Coignon77132/
Kongnan7723/
Kougnan779/
Kagnone772/
Kuignon772/
Congnon771/
Cognone771/
Kokgnun771/
Koignan771/
Khoungnoon751/
Khongnun71497/
Khongnan7180/
Kongnaun717/
Konghnun712/
Koungnan711/
Kahagnon711/
Koungnun711/
Conghnon710/
Cagnon671,315/
Cugnon67199/
Kegnan67144/
Kagnan6779/
Cognom674/
Cognan671/
Kognam671/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Kognon
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis