Kpanou Surname
Approximately 10,342 people bear this surname
Kpanou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 8,944 | 1:1,156 | 132 |
| Togo | 735 | 1:9,861 | 2,446 |
| Cameroon | 586 | 1:35,442 | 4,762 |
| Nigeria | 45 | 1:3,936,506 | 111,794 |
| Ivory Coast | 9 | 1:2,563,470 | 41,100 |
| Morocco | 9 | 1:3,830,678 | 54,497 |
| France | 6 | 1:11,070,454 | 349,096 |
| Central African Republic | 4 | 1:1,128,848 | 387 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Kpanou (149) may also be a first name.
Kpanou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kpanou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kpanou is found most frequently in Benin. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kpanou? popularity and diffusion
It is the 49,712th most prevalent family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 704,655 people. Kpanou is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kpanou are found; 94 percent are found in West Africa and 94 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Kpanou is also the 754,880th most commonly held first name in the world. It is borne by 149 people.
This last name is most widespread in Benin, where it is borne by 8,944 people, or 1 in 1,156. In Benin it is primarily found in: Ouémé Department, where 28 percent live, Mono Department, where 26 percent live and Atlantique Department, where 16 percent live. Other than Benin this surname exists in 11 countries. It also occurs in Togo, where 7 percent live and Cameroon, where 6 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kpangou | 92 | 897 | / |
| Kpannou | 92 | 57 | / |
| Kpanoue | 92 | 23 | / |
| Kpanhou | 92 | 1 | / |
| Kpano | 91 | 358 | / |
| Kpanu | 91 | 81 | / |
| Kpanhoue | 86 | 74 | / |
| Kpanouhe | 86 | 17 | / |
| Kpanouhê | 86 | 5 | / |
| Kpainhou | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kponou | 83 | 3,725 | / |
| Kpango | 83 | 1,406 | / |
| Kpangu | 83 | 41 | / |
| Kpanoo | 83 | 2 | / |
| Kpanoe | 83 | 2 | / |
| Kpannu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kponnou | 77 | 60 | / |
| Kponhou | 77 | 31 | / |
| Kpangoe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kpana | 73 | 2,141 | / |
| Kponu | 73 | 88 | / |
| Kpono | 73 | 25 | / |
| Cpano | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kpangoji | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kpangnui | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kpanah | 67 | 895 | / |
| Kpanga | 67 | 616 | / |
| Kpanna | 67 | 180 | / |
| Kpongo | 67 | 161 | / |
| Kpanai | 67 | 156 | / |
| Kpanie | 67 | 84 | / |
| Kpongu | 67 | 48 | / |
| Kpanye | 67 | 17 | / |
| Kpanay | 67 | 8 | / |
| Kpaina | 67 | 8 | / |
| Kpanee | 67 | 7 | / |
| Kpotnu | 67 | 6 | / |
| Kpeana | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kpanaj | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kpanae | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kpaney | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kponuh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kponue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kponui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kpaana | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kponno | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kpoonu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kpanea | 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
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- 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 Kpanou
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