Koou Surname

4,427,875th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Koou Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Koou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea141:582,40870,330
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Niger11:19,192,017110,060

Koou (14) may also be a first name.

Koou Last Name Facts

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

The last name Koou (Russian: Кооу) occurs in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Koou? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,427,875th most frequently used surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 364,377,296 people. The last name is mostly found in Oceania, where 70 percent of Koou reside; 70 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 70 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 3,024,661st most prevalent first name internationally. It is borne by 14 people.

This last name is most commonly used in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 14 people, or 1 in 582,408. In Papua New Guinea Koou is mostly found in: Manus, where 71 percent are found, National Capital District, where 21 percent are found and West New Britain, where 7 percent are found. Apart from Papua New Guinea this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Ethiopia, where 20 percent are found and Benin, where 5 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kohou896,229/
Koyou89333/
Ko'ou8916/
Kojou898/
Kouou892/
Kooyu891/
Kooui891/
Koous890/
Kohout807,737/
Kouhou80191/
Kogiou80191/
Koujou8036/
Kohgou8029/
Khojou8022/
Kuohou806/
Khoyou801/
Kohjou801/
Kojoud801/
Kohouh801/
Koihou801/
Kohoud801/
Kooutz800/
Kohous800/
Koouts800/
Koju755,110/
Kaou753,095/
Koyu752,851/
Koğu75234/
Kaoo7538/
Koau7531/
Koeu7530/
Koiu7516/
Ko'u756/
Coou754/
Kuou754/
Kouu751/
Koujout73377/
Kougiou7371/
Kouhous7343/
Kouhout7336/
Kohouss7327/
Kohoust731/
Khoyouj731/
Koujouh731/
Kooudsj731/
Kahou672,786/
Khoju67336/
Kouju67147/
Kaouh67141/
Khoyu67132/
Koğuş67129/
Cohou67108/
Koiju6787/
Kaohu6782/
Khaou6753/
Kaouz6742/
Koyoo6729/
Koiyu6725/
Kohau6719/
Kaeou6718/
Kojut6717/
Koahu6716/
Kohuš6715/
Koihu6715/
Koyuş6715/
Kojus6714/
Kaaou6711/
Kaooh679/
Khoeu677/
Kohud677/
Kojju675/
Kaouj675/
Kkoju674/
Khaoo674/
Kohuh674/
Khoau673/
Koyyu673/
Coouh673/
Koyuh673/
Koyui673/
Koňuš673/
Kuyou672/
Kojuh672/
Kaoux672/
Koiui672/
Kouhouch672/
Koaus671/
Koaut671/
Koehu671/
Kohup671/
Koyju671/
Kuous671/
Cooud671/
Coyou671/
Qoous671/
Kouyu671/
Kouui671/
Kaeoo671/
Ka'ou671/
Koiut671/
Kuohu671/
Kuyoo671/
Kouhoush671/
Kouhu671/
Kouau671/
Koňus671/
Kouuh671/
Kouyhout671/
Qooyu671/
Gkougiou671/
Coohu671/
Kujou671/
Kuuou671/
Kkoyu671/
Kohju671/
Koiuy671/
Kohuy671/
Kohyu671/
Koaup670/

Koou Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Koou in the Russian language
Кооуkoou-

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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 Koou
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