Kohonu Surname
Approximately 16 people bear this surname
Kohonu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 12 | 1:14,761,896 | 248,185 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
Kohonu (18) may also be a first name.
Kohonu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kohonu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kohonu is found most in Nigeria. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kohonu? popularity and diffusion
The surname Kohonu is the 4,908,606th most commonly occurring last name on earth, held by around 1 in 455,471,620 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kohonu live; 75 percent live in West Africa and 75 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,608,198th most prevalent forename throughout the world. It is borne by 18 people.
It is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 12 people, or 1 in 14,761,896. In Nigeria it is most common in: Lagos, where 67 percent reside and Ogun, where 33 percent reside. Aside from Nigeria this last name exists in one country. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 25 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kohonou | 92 | 584 | / |
| Kohounou | 86 | 25 | / |
| Khaonu | 83 | 352 | / |
| Koyonu | 83 | 121 | / |
| Kahonu | 83 | 107 | / |
| Kaoonu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kohounnou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kohoungou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kahonou | 77 | 125 | / |
| Kohanou | 77 | 86 | / |
| Khaonui | 77 | 69 | / |
| Koyonou | 77 | 12 | / |
| Koyonnu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kaohnou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kaonu | 73 | 8 | / |
| Koanu | 73 | 6 | / |
| Kahounou | 71 | 15 | / |
| Kouanhou | 71 | 9 | / |
| Kogionou | 71 | 3 | / |
| Koyonnou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kohannou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Khoyonou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kaeonu | 67 | 741 | / |
| Kaonou | 67 | 90 | / |
| Koanui | 67 | 84 | / |
| Cohanu | 67 | 36 | / |
| Kaonui | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kaongu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Koanou | 67 | 2 | / |
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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 Kohonu
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis