Kougnigan Surname
Approximately 1,948 people bear this surname
Kougnigan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Togo | 1,890 | 1:3,835 | 622 |
| Benin | 44 | 1:234,900 | 21,145 |
| United States | 7 | 1:51,779,848 | 968,877 |
| Nigeria | 6 | 1:29,523,793 | 355,097 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
Kougnigan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kougnigan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kougnigan is found most in Togo. It can also be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Kougnigan? popularity and diffusion
The surname Kougnigan is the 211,639th most commonly used last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 3,741,040 people. The surname Kougnigan is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kougnigan reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 100 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
It is most common in Togo, where it is carried by 1,890 people, or 1 in 3,835. Outside of Togo this surname is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Benin, where 2 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kouegnigan | 95 | 24 | / |
| Kougnigni | 89 | 16 | / |
| Kougnigon | 89 | 1 | / |
| Kougnegan | 89 | 1 | / |
| Kugnigni | 82 | 1 | / |
| Kougnikin | 78 | 1 | / |
| Kougnagna | 78 | 1 | / |
| Kangnigan | 78 | 1 | / |
| Kouagnigniwa | 76 | 1 | / |
| Kokngan | 75 | 1 | / |
| Koukangana | 74 | 8 | / |
| Kokounagan | 74 | 1 | / |
| Kouegnikin | 74 | 1 | / |
| Kagnigne | 71 | 11 | / |
| Kukungan | 71 | 6 | / |
| Kukongan | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kokongan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kwouagnikin | 70 | 1 | / |
| Coquingan | 67 | 161 | / |
| Kukengana | 67 | 27 | / |
| Kukangana | 67 | 27 | / |
| Kagounkin | 67 | 6 | / |
| Kagnigneu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kokuenkan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kukungane | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kokonagan | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Kougnigan
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