Kortou Surname
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Kortou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
Kortou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kortou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kortou is borne by more people in Benin than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Kortou? popularity and diffusion
The surname Kortou is the 10,311,814th most frequently held surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. Kortou occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kortou reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 33 percent reside in Anglo-West Africa.
The surname Kortou is most frequently used in Benin, where it is borne by 1 people, or 1 in 10,335,602. In Benin it is primarily found in: Ouémé Department, where 100 percent live. Besides Benin this last name is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Liberia, where 33 percent live and Niger, where 33 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 Kortou
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