Kponan Surname
Approximately 118 people bear this surname
Kponan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 117 | 1:88,338 | 10,310 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
Kponan (29) may also be a first name.
Kponan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kponan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kponan occurs in Benin more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kponan? popularity and diffusion
The surname Kponan is the 1,674,734th most commonly occurring family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 61,758,864 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kponan reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 100 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Kponan is also the 1,951,561st most commonly used first name world-wide, borne by 29 people.
The surname Kponan is most commonly held in Benin, where it is carried by 117 people, or 1 in 88,338. In Benin it is mostly found in: Atlantique Department, where 86 percent live, Zou Department, where 8 percent live and Littoral Department, where 5 percent live. Excluding Benin it occurs in one country. It is also common in The Ivory Coast, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kpongan | 92 | 219 | / |
| Kponhan | 92 | 1 | / |
| Kponane | 92 | 1 | / |
| Kponon | 83 | 397 | / |
| Kpenan | 83 | 60 | / |
| Kpanan | 83 | 42 | / |
| Kponnon | 77 | 172 | / |
| Kponhon | 77 | 43 | / |
| Kpannan | 77 | 7 | / |
| Kpanain | 77 | 2 | / |
| Kpenhan | 77 | 2 | / |
| Kpanane | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kpamnan | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kpoonon | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kpongnon | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kpanon | 67 | 57 | / |
| Kpenon | 67 | 8 | / |
| Kpanam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kpangnanne | 63 | 2 | / |
| Kpangnaane | 63 | 1 | / |
| Kpangon | 62 | 930 | / |
| Kpanhan | 62 | 63 | / |
| Kpanhon | 62 | 4 | / |
| Kpangan | 62 | 2 | / |
| Kpanoum | 62 | 1 | / |
| Kpannon | 62 | 1 | / |
| Kponoum | 62 | 1 | / |
| Kpanhoun | 57 | 192 | / |
| Kpangoun | 57 | 5 | / |
| Kpanhoon | 57 | 1 | / |
| Kpangahn | 57 | 1 | / |
| Kpassennon | 50 | 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 Kponan
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