Kouakan Surname

757,040th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 378 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ivory Coast
Highest density in:
Ivory Coast

Kouakan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kouakan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ivory Coast3761:61,3603,592
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830

Kouakan (191) may also be a first name.

Kouakan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kouakan has its highest incidence in The Ivory Coast. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kouakan? popularity and diffusion

Kouakan is the 757,040th most widespread surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 19,279,222 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 79 percent of Kouakan live; 78 percent live in West Africa and 78 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 657,437th most commonly occurring first name internationally, held by 191 people.

This surname is most numerous in The Ivory Coast, where it is carried by 376 people, or 1 in 61,360. In The Ivory Coast it is most prevalent in: Comoé District, where 76 percent live, Abidjan Autonomous District, where 20 percent live and Zanzan District, where 2 percent live. Other than The Ivory Coast this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Koakan9242/
Kouakaine88578/
Khouakane881/
Kohakan86172/
Kueakan8655/
Kouakon8654/
Kouacan8647/
Kuhakan8617/
Kaoukan862/
Koakane861/
Khoakan861/
Koakaun861/
Kouokan861/
Khuhakan8059/
Koohakan8014/
Kouakoun802/
Kouakong801/
Kaoukane801/
Kahoukan801/
Koakon7728/
Kaokan7714/
Kaoukagne751/
Kohatkhan751/
Koohaskan751/
Kaeokan711,647/
Kaokang7111/
Kayokan7110/
Kaoucan715/
Keaokan711/
Koiokan711/
Kouokon711/
Khaokhan67505/
Kouacone6720/
Kijjakan676/
Khoakham673/
Khoaqane673/
Kayaokan672/
Khaokang671/
Khoatkam671/
Keuakoon671/
Koakhong671/
Cauhakan671/
Kouokoun671/
Kouokong671/
Kouoikam671/
Keaokean671/

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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 Kouakan
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