Kotonu Surname
Approximately 22 people bear this surname
Kotonu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 21 | 1:8,435,369 | 179,591 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
Kotonu (10) may also be a first name.
Kotonu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kotonu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kotonu occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kotonu? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 4,206,983rd most common family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 331,252,087 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 95 percent of Kotonu are found; 95 percent are found in West Africa and 95 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 3,684,242nd most numerous first name globally. It is borne by 10 people.
The last name is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 21 people, or 1 in 8,435,369. In Nigeria it is most common in: Ogun, where 67 percent reside, Lagos, where 29 percent reside and Ondo, where 5 percent reside. Other than Nigeria it exists in one country. It is also found in The Solomon Islands, where 5 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kotonou | 92 | 290 | / |
| Kotongu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Kotounou | 86 | 82 | / |
| Kottonau | 86 | 50 | / |
| Koutonou | 86 | 42 | / |
| Kotongou | 86 | 17 | / |
| Kottonou | 86 | 5 | / |
| Kotonnou | 86 | 1 | / |
| Koitonou | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ketonu | 83 | 23 | / |
| Kotanu | 83 | 17 | / |
| Kutonu | 83 | 11 | / |
| Katonu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kotunu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Cotonu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kotenu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Koutonnou | 80 | 116 | / |
| Koutounou | 80 | 18 | / |
| Koutonhou | 80 | 8 | / |
| Koutongou | 80 | 7 | / |
| Kotounnou | 80 | 5 | / |
| Kotoungou | 80 | 5 | / |
| Katongu | 77 | 253 | / |
| Kotangu | 77 | 83 | / |
| Cotonou | 77 | 19 | / |
| Kotanou | 77 | 11 | / |
| Kottanu | 77 | 11 | / |
| Kothanu | 77 | 10 | / |
| Kotanut | 77 | 8 | / |
| Koitunu | 77 | 7 | / |
| Koetanu | 77 | 4 | / |
| Khatonu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kotahnu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Khotanu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Khetonu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kotenou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kutongu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Katoinu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kotannu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Koutoungou | 75 | 3 | / |
| Kotannou | 71 | 164 | / |
| Khatoonu | 71 | 100 | / |
| Kotangou | 71 | 3 | / |
| Katonnou | 71 | 2 | / |
| Koutanou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Katounou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ketonnou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kotungou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kostanou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Katongou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Katanu | 67 | 957 | / |
| Katunu | 67 | 163 | / |
| Ketenu | 67 | 49 | / |
| Ketounnou | 67 | 28 | / |
| Kutunu | 67 | 22 | / |
| Kutanu | 67 | 21 | / |
| Koutangou | 67 | 8 | / |
| Katenu | 67 | 8 | / |
| Khotthanu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ketanu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Qotenu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khatoonuu | 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 Kotonu
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