Kontchi Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Kontchi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 5 | 1:2,067,120 | 68,069 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
Kontchi (23) may also be a first name.
Kontchi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kontchi Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kontchi occurs in Benin more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kontchi? popularity and diffusion
Kontchi is the 6,723,624th most common surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. The last name Kontchi is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kontchi reside; 63 percent reside in West Africa and 63 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,239,265th most widespread first name world-wide It is held by 23 people.
The last name is most frequent in Benin, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 2,067,120. In Benin it is primarily found in: Atakora Department, where 40 percent live, Kouffo Department, where 40 percent live and Borgou Department, where 20 percent live. Aside from Benin it is found in one country. It is also common in Cameroon, where 38 percent live.
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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 Kontchi
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