Kotokou Surname
Approximately 1,027 people bear this surname
Kotokou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Togo | 735 | 1:9,861 | 2,446 |
| Ivory Coast | 196 | 1:117,710 | 5,855 |
| Benin | 93 | 1:111,136 | 12,439 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
Kotokou (43) may also be a first name.
Kotokou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kotokou Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kotokou occurs in Togo more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kotokou? popularity and diffusion
The surname Kotokou is the 354,295th most frequently used last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 7,095,955 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 91 percent of Kotokou live; 91 percent live in West Africa and 91 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,545,828th most commonly used forename in the world, borne by 43 people.
The surname is most commonly used in Togo, where it is held by 735 people, or 1 in 9,861. Besides Togo Kotokou is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in The Ivory Coast, where 19 percent live and Benin, where 9 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 Kotokou
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