Kowonou Surname
Approximately 19 people bear this surname
Kowonou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 14 | 1:738,257 | 40,906 |
| Togo | 4 | 1:1,811,942 | 8,122 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Kowonou (29) may also be a first name.
Kowonou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kowonou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kowonou occurs in Benin more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kowonou? popularity and diffusion
The last name Kowonou is the 4,532,898th most widespread last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 383,555,048 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kowonou live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 100 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,951,561st most frequently used first name at a global level, held by 29 people.
Kowonou is most numerous in Benin, where it is borne by 14 people, or 1 in 738,257. In Benin Kowonou is most frequent in: Kouffo Department, where 79 percent live, Zou Department, where 14 percent live and Mono Department, where 7 percent live. Aside from Benin this surname exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Togo, where 21 percent live and Nigeria, where 5 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kouwonou | 93 | 1,860 | / |
| Kowono | 92 | 1 | / |
| Kouwonnou | 88 | 6 | / |
| Kouwounou | 88 | 1 | / |
| Kowanou | 86 | 223 | / |
| Kowongo | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kawonou | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kouwanou | 80 | 1,086 | / |
| Kouvonou | 80 | 64 | / |
| Kawounou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kowannou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kuwonu | 77 | 662 | / |
| Kawono | 77 | 91 | / |
| Kowano | 77 | 5 | / |
| Kowona | 77 | 2 | / |
| Kobono | 77 | 2 | / |
| Kowunu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Koubounou | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kouwannou | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kuswono | 71 | 538 | / |
| Kaswono | 71 | 41 | / |
| Khawono | 71 | 9 | / |
| Kawanou | 71 | 9 | / |
| Kuwonoe | 71 | 2 | / |
| Koewano | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kouwanu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kawongu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Khobonu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kaboono | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kawanoue | 67 | 824 | / |
| Kobonoje | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kabounou | 67 | 3 | / |
| Koboonho | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khawongo | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Kowonou
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