Kohonou Surname
Approximately 584 people bear this surname
Kohonou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 574 | 1:18,006 | 2,420 |
| Ethiopia | 4 | 1:24,386,566 | 19,165 |
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
Kohonou (400) may also be a first name.
Kohonou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kohonou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kohonou is carried by more people in Benin than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kohonou? popularity and diffusion
The surname Kohonou is the 547,713th most commonly occurring last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 12,478,675 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kohonou live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 99 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 431,593rd most numerous forename world-wide, borne by 400 people.
It is most widespread in Benin, where it is held by 574 people, or 1 in 18,006. In Benin it is primarily found in: Ouémé Department, where 53 percent live, Kouffo Department, where 19 percent live and Littoral Department, where 10 percent live. Besides Benin Kohonou occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Ethiopia, where 1 percent live and Nigeria, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kohounou | 93 | 25 | / |
| Kohonu | 92 | 16 | / |
| Kohono | 92 | 1 | / |
| Kohounnou | 88 | 1 | / |
| Kohoungou | 88 | 1 | / |
| Kahonou | 86 | 125 | / |
| Kohanou | 86 | 86 | / |
| Koyonou | 86 | 12 | / |
| Kohonos | 86 | 3 | / |
| Kaohnou | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kohounhoue | 82 | 1 | / |
| Kohoungo | 80 | 133 | / |
| Kahounou | 80 | 15 | / |
| Kogionou | 80 | 3 | / |
| Kohounho | 80 | 2 | / |
| Koyonnou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kohounno | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kohannou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Khoyonou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kohona | 77 | 1,109 | / |
| Kahono | 77 | 695 | / |
| Khaonu | 77 | 352 | / |
| Koyonu | 77 | 121 | / |
| Kahonu | 77 | 107 | / |
| Kaonou | 77 | 90 | / |
| Kohano | 77 | 7 | / |
| Kohunu | 77 | 4 | / |
| Kouono | 77 | 2 | / |
| Koanou | 77 | 2 | / |
| Koyono | 77 | 2 | / |
| Kaoonu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kojono | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kouanou | 71 | 810 | / |
| Khaonoi | 71 | 79 | / |
| Khaonui | 71 | 69 | / |
| Kohunui | 71 | 51 | / |
| Khahono | 71 | 35 | / |
| Khaonoo | 71 | 7 | / |
| Kaounou | 71 | 7 | / |
| Kohanno | 71 | 3 | / |
| Kohunnu | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kouognouet | 71 | 2 | / |
| Khojono | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kohonas | 71 | 1 | / |
| Koahnue | 71 | 1 | / |
| Koyonnu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kahouno | 71 | 1 | / |
| Koannou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Koyunou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Cohanou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Koyonno | 71 | 1 | / |
| Khoanoi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Khaonoy | 71 | 1 | / |
| Khoanoe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kouangou | 67 | 203 | / |
| Kaono | 67 | 142 | / |
| Kohounha | 67 | 23 | / |
| Koano | 67 | 20 | / |
| Kouannou | 67 | 13 | / |
| Kahongoh | 67 | 12 | / |
| Kouanhou | 67 | 9 | / |
| Kaonu | 67 | 8 | / |
| Kahuongo | 67 | 6 | / |
| Koanu | 67 | 6 | / |
| Khaohnoo | 67 | 6 | / |
| Keuhanou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kogianou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Koyunous | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cohoungo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kohohyna | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khaonooy | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Kohonou
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