Kouechi Surname
Approximately 2,384 people bear this surname
Kouechi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 2,370 | 1:4,361 | 575 |
| Ivory Coast | 11 | 1:2,097,385 | 37,425 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 1 | 1:1,135,674 | 984 |
The alternate forms: Kouéchi (7) are calculated separately.
Kouechi (1,338) may also be a first name.
Kouechi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kouechi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kouechi occurs most in Benin. It may appear as a variant: Kouéchi. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kouechi? popularity and diffusion
Kouechi is the 179,010th most commonly held family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 3,056,857 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kouechi reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 100 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 214,721st most frequently held first name globally, held by 1,338 people.
It is most commonly held in Benin, where it is held by 2,370 people, or 1 in 4,361. In Benin it is most frequent in: Kouffo Department, where 96 percent are found, Zou Department, where 2 percent are found and Donga Department, where 1 percent are found. Other than Benin this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also found in The Ivory Coast, where 0 percent are found and Cameroon, where 0 percent are found.
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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 Kouechi
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