Kotonou Surname

914,967th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 290 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Burkina Faso
Highest density in:
Burkina Faso

Kotonou Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kotonou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Burkina Faso2421:75,8352,775
Benin391:265,01522,836
England51:11,143,612252,590
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806

Kotonou Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kotonou is found in Burkina Faso more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Kotonou.

How Common Is The Last Name Kotonou? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kotonou is the 914,967th most common surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 25,129,469 people. The last name Kotonou occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Kotonou reside; 98 percent reside in West Africa and 97 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The surname Kotonou is most widespread in Burkina Faso, where it is held by 242 people, or 1 in 75,835. In Burkina Faso it is most numerous in: Boucle du Mouhoun Region, where 95 percent reside, Hauts-Bassins Region, where 4 percent reside and Centre Region, where 0 percent reside. Outside of Burkina Faso it occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Benin, where 13 percent reside and England, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kotounou9382/
Koutonou9342/
Kotongou9317/
Kottonou935/
Koitonou931/
Kotonnou931/
Kotono92179/
Kotonu9222/
Koutonnou88116/
Koutounou8818/
Koutonhou888/
Koutongou887/
Kotoungou885/
Kotounnou885/
Kotongo862,553/
Kotonos8642/
Cotonou8619/
Kotanou8611/
Kotongu861/
Koutono861/
Koutoungou823/
Kotannou80164/
Kottonau8050/
Kotangou803/
Katonnou802/
Koutanou801/
Katounou801/
Kotungou801/
Kostanou801/
Katongou801/
Katono778,767/
Kotona77148/
Kutono77100/
Kotuno7761/
Kotano7725/
Kotanu7717/
Kutonu7711/
Cotono774/
Kotunu771/
Katonu771/
Cotonu771/
Koutangou758/
Khotonnot754/
Khottonot751/
Katongo7150,861/
Kustono71909/
Kastono71558/
Cotogno71411/
Khotano71262/
Katongu71253/
Kutonho71160/
Katanou71143/
Kotangu7183/
Katoono7161/
Qotongo7142/
Kothona7130/
Cotonho7117/
Kotanod7116/
Kottanu7111/
Kothanu7110/
Kothano719/
Kattono719/
Kotanut718/
Khatono717/
Koitunu717/
Katonno714/
Kotanos714/
Koetanu714/
Kathono714/
Cottono713/
Kostano713/
Kaatono713/
Katonho712/
Kautono712/
Kahtono711/
Khatonu711/
Kotahnu711/
Costono711/
Katonuo711/
Katonoo711/
Kotannu711/
Katoinu711/
Katonoa711/
Khottonnot711/
Kutongo711/
Kutongu711/
Kotoena711/
Kotomna711/
Kotonga711/
Kotouna711/
Kostona711/
Kotonas711/
Katonop711/
Khotanu711/
Kothonas67106/
Khatoonu67100/
Kastanou6783/
Khothano6770/
Koutouna6756/
Kathongo6711/
Kattanou677/
Katoongo674/
Katongoi674/
Cottogno673/
Cotuogno673/
Costonho673/
Khatoono672/
Katonngo672/
Katongoo672/
Katangou672/
Kutthono671/
Kothanod671/
Kothanoo671/
Kothoona671/
Katongoe671/
Katoungo671/
Kaatongo671/
Kottonna671/
Kostagno671/
Kostanos671/
Gqotongo671/
Kotoneat671/

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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 Kotonou
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