Kouvi Surname
Approximately 117 people bear this surname
Kouvi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 112 | 1:92,282 | 10,663 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
Kouvi (50) may also be a first name.
Kouvi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kouvi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kouvi occurs most in Benin. It can appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kouvi? popularity and diffusion
Kouvi is the 1,683,218th most widespread surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 62,286,717 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Kouvi are found; 97 percent are found in West Africa and 97 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Kouvi is also the 1,412,538th most numerous forename at a global level, held by 50 people.
The surname is most widely held in Benin, where it is borne by 112 people, or 1 in 92,282. In Benin Kouvi is most frequent in: Kouffo Department, where 60 percent live, Ouémé Department, where 16 percent live and Zou Department, where 13 percent live. Outside of Benin this last name exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Bulgaria, where 1 percent live and Ethiopia, where 1 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 Kouvi
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