Koundoun Surname
Approximately 13 people bear this surname
Koundoun Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 12 | 1:1,599,335 | 32,126 |
| Guinea | 1 | 1:11,833,817 | 3,268 |
Koundoun (34) may also be a first name.
Koundoun Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Koundoun Come From? nationality or country of origin
Koundoun is found in Niger more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Koundoun? popularity and diffusion
The surname Koundoun is the 5,391,485th most frequently used last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 560,580,455 people. Koundoun is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Koundoun live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 92 percent live in Chadic Africa. It is also the 1,775,424th most frequently used forename world-wide, held by 34 people.
The last name is most commonly held in Niger, where it is carried by 12 people, or 1 in 1,599,335. In Niger Koundoun is most prevalent in: Tillabéri Region, where 50 percent reside and Zinder Region, where 50 percent reside. Beside Niger this last name exists in one country. It is also common in Guinea, where 8 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 Koundoun
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