Kouama Surname
Approximately 848 people bear this surname
Kouama Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burkina Faso | 734 | 1:25,003 | 1,561 |
| Congo | 74 | 1:67,420 | 5,853 |
| Ivory Coast | 11 | 1:2,097,385 | 37,425 |
| Benin | 6 | 1:1,722,600 | 61,769 |
| Algeria | 5 | 1:7,726,310 | 57,379 |
| Cameroon | 5 | 1:4,153,814 | 129,697 |
| Niger | 5 | 1:3,838,403 | 64,195 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
The alternate forms: Kouamã (2) are calculated separately.
Kouama (462) may also be a first name.
Kouama Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kouama Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kouama occurs in Burkina Faso more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms: Kouamã. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kouama? popularity and diffusion
It is the 411,457th most widespread last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 8,593,804 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Kouama live; 89 percent live in West Africa and 77 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Kouama is also the 396,762nd most commonly used first name world-wide It is held by 462 people.
It is most numerous in Burkina Faso, where it is borne by 734 people, or 1 in 25,003. In Burkina Faso Kouama is mostly concentrated in: Centre Region, where 52 percent reside, Centre-Ouest Region, where 24 percent reside and Boucle du Mouhoun Region, where 9 percent reside. Besides Burkina Faso Kouama is found in 11 countries. It also occurs in The Congo, where 9 percent reside and The Ivory Coast, where 1 percent reside.
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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
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- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
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