Kohunu Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Kohunu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kohunu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243

Kohunu Last Name Facts

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

Kohunu is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Kohunu.

How Common Is The Last Name Kohunu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 8,968,613th most commonly used last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 50 percent of Kohunu reside; 50 percent reside in West Africa and 50 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The last name Kohunu is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 88,571,379. In Nigeria Kohunu is primarily found in: Lagos, where 100 percent are found. Aside from Nigeria this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found in New Zealand, where 25 percent are found and The Solomon Islands, where 25 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kohunui9251/
Kohunnu922/
Kohounou8625/
Kohounnou801/
Kohoungou801/
Kaounou777/
Koyunou771/
Koyuneu771/
Kaonu738/
Kouienou7115/
Kahounou7115/
Kahunguu716/
Khahungu711/
Koyunous711/
Kaahunui711/
Khaonu67352/
Koyonu67121/
Kaonui674/
Kaoonu671/
Kohonou62584/
Khaonui6269/
Koyonnu621/
Kaonou5090/

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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 Kohunu
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