Kotokoun Surname
Approximately 51 people bear this surname
Kotokoun Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 43 | 1:240,363 | 21,480 |
| Ivory Coast | 8 | 1:2,883,904 | 43,419 |
Kotokoun (15) may also be a first name.
Kotokoun Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kotokoun Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kotokoun occurs more in Benin more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Kotokoun? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,718,172nd most commonly occurring surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 142,893,057 people. Kotokoun is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Kotokoun are found; 98 percent are found in West Africa and 98 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,900,335th most widely held first name on earth It is held by 15 people.
Kotokoun is most commonly used in Benin, where it is borne by 43 people, or 1 in 240,363. In Benin it is most numerous in: Kouffo Department, where 53 percent are found, Mono Department, where 19 percent are found and Zou Department, where 16 percent are found. Other than Benin it exists in one country. It is also common in The Ivory Coast, where 16 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kotokon | 93 | 3 | / |
| Kotokun | 93 | 1 | / |
| Kotokoum | 88 | 1 | / |
| Kotokone | 88 | 1 | / |
| Kostokun | 88 | 1 | / |
| Kotakon | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kotokonova | 78 | 27 | / |
| Khoutakoun | 78 | 9 | / |
| Khotakoune | 78 | 7 | / |
| Kotakoon | 75 | 3 | / |
| Kotakhun | 75 | 2 | / |
| Kothakon | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kotakund | 75 | 1 | / |
| Katokung | 75 | 1 | / |
| Khotakhun | 71 | 125 | / |
| Kottakond | 71 | 2 | / |
| Katakun | 67 | 206 | / |
| Kotakan | 67 | 43 | / |
| Kutokan | 67 | 19 | / |
| Khautakoun | 67 | 6 | / |
| Khostokhan | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Kotokoun
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