Kountou Surname
Approximately 115 people bear this surname
Kountou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 90 | 1:213,245 | 7,073 |
| Benin | 19 | 1:543,979 | 34,804 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
Kountou (67) may also be a first name.
Kountou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kountou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kountou (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﻮﻧﺘﻮ) is borne by more people in Niger than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Kountou? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,701,480th most numerous last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 63,369,964 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 97 percent of Kountou are found; 97 percent are found in West Africa and 78 percent are found in Chadic Africa. Kountou is also the 1,191,548th most commonly occurring first name in the world, held by 67 people.
The surname is most numerous in Niger, where it is carried by 90 people, or 1 in 213,245. In Niger it is most numerous in: Tillabéri Region, where 42 percent are found, Zinder Region, where 21 percent are found and Maradi Region, where 12 percent are found. Excluding Niger Kountou is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in Benin, where 17 percent are found and Greece, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kountou Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kountou in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻛﻮﻧﺘﻮ | kwntw | - |
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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 Kountou
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