Kokwon Surname

431,914th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 797 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Kokwon Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kokwon Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya7971:57,9425,729

Kokwon (168) may also be a first name.

Kokwon Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kokwon occurs in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Kokwon.

How Common Is The Last Name Kokwon? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 431,914th most common family name globally, held by around 1 in 9,143,721 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kokwon are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 99 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 705,855th most frequent first name worldwide It is held by 168 people.

This last name is most numerous in Kenya, where it is held by 797 people, or 1 in 57,942. In Kenya Kokwon is most numerous in: Baringo County, where 83 percent live, Elgeyo Marakwet County, where 10 percent live and Uasin Gishu County, where 5 percent live.

Kokwon Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Konkwon921/
Kokwong921/
Kokwan83209/
Kukwon8328/
Kakwon834/
Kokwane77459/
Kongwon7730/
Kakwond7729/
Kokwhan774/
Kookwan771/
Koukwan771/
Kakwone771/
Cokwong771/
Kuikwon771/
Khongwon71165/
Kongkwan7144/
Khokwane7113/
Kongwoon717/
Kotkwang717/
Khookwan711/
Khogwoon711/
Kokuan673,208/
Kakwan67423/
Khongkwan677/
Khotkwang676/
Kukwan673/
Kogbon673/
Kukuon672/
Kakwun672/
Kekwan671/
Kukwom671/
Koukouhon671/
Kakuon671/

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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 Kokwon
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