Koou Surname
Approximately 20 people bear this surname
Koou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 14 | 1:582,408 | 70,330 |
| Ethiopia | 4 | 1:24,386,566 | 19,165 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
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
Koou (Russian: Кооу) occurs in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Koou click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Koou? popularity and diffusion
It is the 4,427,875th most widely held surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 364,377,296 people. The surname Koou is predominantly found in Oceania, where 70 percent of Koou are found; 70 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 70 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. Koou is also the 3,024,661st most numerous first name in the world It is held by 14 people.
Koou is most prevalent in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 14 people, or 1 in 582,408. In Papua New Guinea it 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. Other than Papua New Guinea Koou is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Ethiopia, where 20 percent are found and Benin, where 5 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Koou Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Koou in the Russian language | ||
| Кооу | koou | - |
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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
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- 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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