Kounane Surname
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
Kounane Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
Kounane Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kounane Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kounane (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﻮﻧﺎﻥ) is found most in South Africa. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Kounane? popularity and diffusion
The surname Kounane is the 7,117,718th most frequent surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The last name Kounane is predominantly found in Africa, where 86 percent of Kounane reside; 43 percent reside in Southern Africa and 43 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
The last name is most commonly held in South Africa, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 18,059,235. In South Africa Kounane is most numerous in: Gauteng, where 100 percent reside. Beside South Africa it exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Algeria, where 14 percent reside and Cameroon, where 14 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kounane Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kounane in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻛﻮﻧﺎﻥ | kwnan | - |
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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
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- 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 Kounane
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