Kouekou Surname
Approximately 29 people bear this surname
Kouekou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 16 | 1:645,975 | 38,126 |
| Ivory Coast | 9 | 1:2,563,470 | 41,100 |
| Cameroon | 4 | 1:5,192,267 | 135,173 |
The alternate forms: Kouékou (1) are calculated separately.
Kouekou (25) may also be a first name.
Kouekou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kouekou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kouekou is borne by more people in Benin than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as: Kouékou. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kouekou? popularity and diffusion
It is the 3,665,662nd most commonly held last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 251,294,687 people. The surname Kouekou is primarily found in Africa, where 72 percent of Kouekou reside; 59 percent reside in West Africa and 59 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Kouekou is also the 2,136,160th most numerous first name world-wide It is held by 25 people.
The surname Kouekou is most widely held in Benin, where it is carried by 16 people, or 1 in 645,975. In Benin it is most prevalent in: Ouémé Department, where 63 percent reside, Littoral Department, where 13 percent reside and Zou Department, where 13 percent reside. Besides Benin Kouekou is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in The Ivory Coast, where 31 percent reside and Cameroon, where 14 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
- 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 Kouekou
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