Konkou Surname
Approximately 59 people bear this surname
Konkou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 54 | 1:191,400 | 18,375 |
| Ivory Coast | 2 | 1:11,535,616 | 61,806 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
Konkou (28) may also be a first name.
Konkou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Konkou Come From? nationality or country of origin
Konkou (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﻨﻜﻮ) occurs in Benin more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Konkou? popularity and diffusion
Konkou is the 2,506,728th most numerous last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 123,517,727 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Konkou live; 97 percent live in West Africa and 93 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,994,417th most commonly occurring given name at a global level, held by 28 people.
The surname Konkou is most widespread in Benin, where it is carried by 54 people, or 1 in 191,400. In Benin it is most common in: Borgou Department, where 87 percent reside and Donga Department, where 13 percent reside. Outside of Benin Konkou is found in 4 countries. It is also found in The Ivory Coast, where 3 percent reside and Cameroon, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Konkou Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Konkou in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻛﻨﻜﻮ | knkw | - |
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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 Konkou
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