Koundja Surname
Approximately 106 people bear this surname
Koundja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 44 | 1:234,900 | 21,145 |
| Cameroon | 42 | 1:494,502 | 40,134 |
| Ivory Coast | 6 | 1:3,845,205 | 48,272 |
| Niger | 5 | 1:3,838,403 | 64,195 |
| Chad | 4 | 1:3,398,050 | 7,703 |
| Senegal | 3 | 1:4,859,781 | 6,822 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
Koundja (893) may also be a first name.
Koundja Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Koundja Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Koundja is found in Benin more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Koundja? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,785,358th most frequently held surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 68,750,433 people. The surname Koundja occurs mostly in Africa, where 95 percent of Koundja live; 58 percent live in West Africa and 44 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Koundja is also the 271,926th most numerous first name worldwide, borne by 893 people.
Koundja is most widespread in Benin, where it is held by 44 people, or 1 in 234,900. In Benin it is mostly found in: Atakora Department, where 98 percent reside and Donga Department, where 2 percent reside. Aside from Benin this surname occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 40 percent reside and The Ivory Coast, where 6 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 Koundja
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