Konigo Surname

3,957,383rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Benin

Konigo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Konigo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Benin191:543,97934,804
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Konigo (282) may also be a first name.

Konigo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Konigo occurs in Benin more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Konigo? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,957,383rd most widespread family name globally It is held by around 1 in 291,501,837 people. The surname Konigo occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Konigo are found; 84 percent are found in West Africa and 80 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Konigo is also the 527,582nd most frequently used forename worldwide, held by 282 people.

The surname is most frequently held in Benin, where it is carried by 19 people, or 1 in 543,979. In Benin Konigo is primarily concentrated in: Donga Department, where 95 percent are found and Borgou Department, where 5 percent are found. Barring Benin it is found in 3 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 16 percent are found and The Ivory Coast, where 4 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Konigos921/
Kougnigo869/
Koniga8344/
Kanigo8322/
Conigo8316/
Kunigo837/
Konugo834/
Konego832/
Koiniga779/
Cognigo778/
Konigha777/
Coniego772/
Comnigo772/
Kunigou771/
Konigat771/
Khenigo771/
Kanigou771/
Kaniogo771/
Konjgou771/
Koyniga771/
Connigo771/
Konnoiga7110/
Kangoigo711/
Kaniegou711/
Kanugo67508/
Kuniga67365/
Keniga67238/
Conego67158/
Kaniga67147/
Kanego67115/
Kunego6725/
Kanygo6719/
Konega6718/
Coniga6711/
Konuga679/
Konighaus678/
Canigo677/
Kenego672/
Cunigo671/
Kannigopp671/
Konhga671/

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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 Konigo
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