Kounoudji Surname
Approximately 2,876 people bear this surname
Kounoudji Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 2,446 | 1:4,226 | 550 |
| Togo | 420 | 1:17,257 | 5,159 |
| Burkina Faso | 5 | 1:3,670,420 | 19,318 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
Kounoudji (120) may also be a first name.
Kounoudji Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kounoudji Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kounoudji is carried by more people in Benin than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kounoudji? popularity and diffusion
Kounoudji is the 152,939th most widespread last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 2,533,917 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kounoudji are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 100 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 852,104th most widely held given name worldwide, held by 120 people.
The surname is most commonly held in Benin, where it is borne by 2,446 people, or 1 in 4,226. In Benin it is mostly concentrated in: Ouémé Department, where 31 percent live, Kouffo Department, where 26 percent live and Zou Department, where 13 percent live. Aside from Benin this surname occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Togo, where 15 percent live and Burkina Faso, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kounnoudji | 95 | 264 | / |
| Konoudji | 94 | 3 | / |
| Kounodji | 94 | 2 | / |
| Kounouji | 94 | 2 | / |
| Kunoudji | 94 | 1 | / |
| Counoudji | 89 | 10 | / |
| Kounoudja | 89 | 1 | / |
| Koinoudji | 89 | 1 | / |
| Kohnoudji | 89 | 1 | / |
| Konodji | 88 | 784 | / |
| Kunudji | 88 | 1 | / |
| Counnoudji | 84 | 1 | / |
| Keunnoudji | 84 | 1 | / |
| Kongodji | 82 | 62 | / |
| Kounadji | 82 | 17 | / |
| Keunodji | 82 | 1 | / |
| Kanoudji | 82 | 1 | / |
| Kounouzi | 82 | 1 | / |
| Kunuji | 80 | 276 | / |
| Kunoji | 80 | 28 | / |
| Konoji | 80 | 1 | / |
| Keinoudji | 78 | 19 | / |
| Kainoudji | 78 | 12 | / |
| Keynoudji | 78 | 2 | / |
| Kognoujui | 78 | 1 | / |
| Kunuiji | 75 | 349 | / |
| Kunnuji | 75 | 273 | / |
| Konadji | 75 | 10 | / |
| Koonoji | 75 | 4 | / |
| Konnoji | 75 | 4 | / |
| Khunuji | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kounozi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kahnouji | 71 | 1,681 | / |
| Kongodie | 71 | 41 | / |
| Keinodji | 71 | 9 | / |
| Koinousi | 71 | 5 | / |
| Kongadji | 71 | 4 | / |
| Kangudji | 71 | 4 | / |
| Kainodji | 71 | 2 | / |
| Counadji | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kounosai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kouengadjui | 70 | 1 | / |
| Kayannoudji | 70 | 1 | / |
| Kunugi | 67 | 4,950 | / |
| Kanoji | 67 | 974 | / |
| Kunaji | 67 | 232 | / |
| Konaji | 67 | 106 | / |
| Konosi | 67 | 15 | / |
| Kunosi | 67 | 14 | / |
| Kunuzi | 67 | 9 | / |
| Kunusi | 67 | 5 | / |
| Kunoje | 67 | 5 | / |
| Kunogi | 67 | 5 | / |
| Kunuje | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khanoudja | 67 | 1 | / |
| Konoje | 67 | 1 | / |
| Konogi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Keinnodji | 67 | 1 | / |
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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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- 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 Kounoudji
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