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 more in Benin more than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kontchi? popularity and diffusion
It is the 6,723,624th most prevalent family name globally, borne by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. The last name Kontchi occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kontchi reside; 63 percent reside in West Africa and 63 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Kontchi is also the 2,239,265th most frequently occurring forename world-wide, held by 23 people.
Kontchi is most frequently used in Benin, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 2,067,120. In Benin Kontchi is mostly concentrated in: Atakora Department, where 40 percent live, Kouffo Department, where 40 percent live and Borgou Department, where 20 percent live. Other than Benin this surname is found in one country. It also occurs 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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