Kouega Surname
Approximately 323 people bear this surname
Kouega Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burkina Faso | 190 | 1:96,590 | 3,095 |
| Cameroon | 133 | 1:156,158 | 17,045 |
Kouega (139) may also be a first name.
Kouega Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kouega Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kouega is borne by more people in Burkina Faso than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kouega? popularity and diffusion
Kouega is the 847,909th most numerous surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 22,562,062 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kouega reside; 59 percent reside in West Africa and 58 percent reside in Mande Africa. Kouega is also the 784,558th most prevalent forename world-wide, held by 139 people.
The last name is most frequently occurring in Burkina Faso, where it is borne by 190 people, or 1 in 96,590. In Burkina Faso it is most frequent in: Centre-Est Region, where 99 percent live, Centre Region, where 1 percent live and Centre-Sud Region, where 1 percent live. Aside from Burkina Faso it is found in one country. It is also common in Cameroon, where 41 percent live.
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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 Kouega
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