Kogui Surname
Approximately 893 people bear this surname
Kogui Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 470 | 1:21,991 | 2,944 |
| Ivory Coast | 383 | 1:60,238 | 3,532 |
| Niger | 26 | 1:738,154 | 17,467 |
| Brazil | 8 | 1:26,759,292 | 405,030 |
| Cameroon | 4 | 1:5,192,267 | 135,173 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
Kogui (453) may also be a first name.
Kogui Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kogui Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kogui is held by more people in Benin than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kogui? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 395,186th most frequently occurring surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 8,160,746 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 95 percent of Kogui are found; 94 percent are found in West Africa and 71 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 401,726th most commonly held first name world-wide, borne by 453 people.
The surname Kogui is most widespread in Benin, where it is held by 470 people, or 1 in 21,991. In Benin Kogui is primarily concentrated in: Borgou Department, where 50 percent reside, Alibori Department, where 23 percent reside and Plateau Department, where 12 percent reside. Apart from Benin Kogui is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in The Ivory Coast, where 43 percent reside and Niger, where 3 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 Kogui
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