Kounu Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Kounu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
Kounu (451) may also be a first name.
Kounu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kounu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kounu is found most in Benin. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Kounu.
How Common Is The Last Name Kounu? popularity and diffusion
The last name Kounu is the 8,968,613th most frequently held last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The surname Kounu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 50 percent of Kounu reside; 25 percent reside in Central Africa and 25 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 402,848th most commonly used forename worldwide, borne by 451 people.
The last name is most widespread in Benin, where it is carried by 1 people, or 1 in 10,335,602. In Benin it is mostly concentrated in: Mono Department, where 100 percent are found. Barring Benin this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 25 percent are found and India, where 25 percent are found.
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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 Kounu
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