Kouia Surname
Approximately 348 people bear this surname
Kouia Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ivory Coast | 342 | 1:67,460 | 3,838 |
| Algeria | 3 | 1:12,877,184 | 84,902 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
Kouia (138) may also be a first name.
Kouia Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kouia Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kouia occurs in The Ivory Coast more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kouia? popularity and diffusion
Kouia is the 804,502nd most common family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 20,941,224 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 86 percent of Kouia reside; 86 percent reside in West Africa and 60 percent reside in Mande Africa. Kouia is also the 787,636th most frequently held first name throughout the world. It is borne by 138 people.
This surname is most widespread in The Ivory Coast, where it is held by 342 people, or 1 in 67,460. In The Ivory Coast it is most numerous in: Montagnes District, where 65 percent reside, Abidjan Autonomous District, where 13 percent reside and Sassandra-Marahoué District, where 9 percent reside. Aside from The Ivory Coast this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Algeria, where 1 percent reside and Greece, where 0 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 Kouia
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