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
Kounyo is found in Benin more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kounyo? popularity and diffusion
The surname Kounyo is the 10,311,814th most prevalent family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kounyo reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 67 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 460,276th most commonly used first name internationally, held by 358 people.
This last name is most commonly held in Benin, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 5,167,801. In Benin it is most numerous in: Borgou Department, where 50 percent are found and Zou Department, where 50 percent are found. Excluding Benin this last name exists in one country. It is also found in Cameroon, where 33 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 Kounyo
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