Where Does The Last Name Kounate Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Kounate is held by more people in Mauritania than any other country or territory. It can be found as: Kounaté or Kounatè. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kounate? ^{popularity and diffusion}

It is the 2,152,526^th most frequently used last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 94,643,453 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 86 percent of Kounate are found; 86 percent are found in West Africa and 65 percent are found in Senegambia Africa. Kounate is also the 2,608,198^th most frequently occurring first name throughout the world, borne by 18 people.

This last name is most commonly used in Mauritania, where it is held by 48 people, or 1 in 85,310. In Mauritania it is most numerous in: Dakhlet Nouadhibou Region, where 33 percent are found, Nouakchott-Sud Region, where 27 percent are found and Guidimagha Region, where 21 percent are found. Aside from Mauritania it exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in Benin, where 17 percent are found and The Ivory Coast, where 12 percent are found.