Kounyo Surname
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Kounyo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 2 | 1:5,167,801 | 84,334 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
Kounyo (358) may also be a first name.
Kounyo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kounyo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kounyo is more frequently found in Benin than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Kounyo? popularity and diffusion
Kounyo is the 10,311,814th most frequent surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname Kounyo occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kounyo reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 67 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Kounyo is also the 460,276th most commonly held first name globally, borne by 358 people.
The surname Kounyo is most widely held in Benin, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 5,167,801. In Benin Kounyo is primarily found in: Borgou Department, where 50 percent live and Zou Department, where 50 percent live. Other than Benin it occurs in one country. It is also common in Cameroon, where 33 percent live.
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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 Kounyo
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