Koune Surname
Approximately 227 people bear this surname
Koune Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 67 | 1:309,986 | 28,740 |
| Ivory Coast | 55 | 1:419,477 | 14,125 |
| Niger | 30 | 1:639,734 | 15,675 |
| Papua New Guinea | 22 | 1:370,624 | 48,900 |
| Greece | 15 | 1:738,653 | 80,079 |
| Mauritania | 13 | 1:314,989 | 13,616 |
| Benin | 6 | 1:1,722,600 | 61,769 |
| France | 6 | 1:11,070,454 | 349,096 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| Senegal | 2 | 1:7,289,671 | 8,117 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
The alternate forms: Kouné (19) are calculated separately.
Koune (94) may also be a first name.
Koune Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Koune Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Koune (Russian: Коуне) occurs in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant: Kouné. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Koune? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,085,744th most widely held last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 32,103,727 people. The surname Koune occurs mostly in Africa, where 69 percent of Koune reside; 42 percent reside in West Africa and 25 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Koune is also the 980,251st most commonly held forename internationally It is held by 94 people.
This surname is most frequent in Cameroon, where it is held by 67 people, or 1 in 309,986. In Cameroon it is most prevalent in: Centre Region, where 42 percent live, Littoral Region, where 22 percent live and West Region, where 19 percent live. Apart from Cameroon it occurs in 15 countries. It is also found in The Ivory Coast, where 24 percent live and Niger, where 13 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Koune Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Koune in the Russian language | ||
| Коуне | koune | - |
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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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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Koune
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