Kponou Surname

122,672nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,725 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Benin

Kponou Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kponou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Benin2,8131:3,674467
Togo8401:8,6282,051
France371:1,795,209158,669
United States141:25,889,924709,614
Ivory Coast61:3,845,20548,272
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
China21:683,660,78330,601
England21:27,859,030389,889
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533

Kponou (136) may also be a first name.

Kponou Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Kponou Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Kponou is found most frequently in Benin. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kponou? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 122,672nd most widely held last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 1,956,388 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Kponou reside; 98 percent reside in West Africa and 98 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 794,286th most frequent first name on earth, held by 136 people.

This surname is most widely held in Benin, where it is held by 2,813 people, or 1 in 3,674. In Benin Kponou is primarily concentrated in: Ouémé Department, where 53 percent live, Littoral Department, where 15 percent live and Zou Department, where 13 percent live. Aside from Benin it is found in 13 countries. It is also found in Togo, where 23 percent live and France, where 1 percent live.

Kponou Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Kponou surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% being registered to vote for the political party.

Kponou earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 6.22% more than the national average, earning $45,833 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kponnou9260/
Kponhou9231/
Kpoenou922/
Kponu9188/
Kpono9125/
Kpanou8310,342/
Kpongo83161/
Kpongu8348/
Kpotnu836/
Kpoonu831/
Kponno831/
Kponuh831/
Kponue831/
Kponui831/
Kpangou77897/
Kpannou7757/
Kpanoue7723/
Kponois7715/
Kpoungo771/
Kponneu771/
Kpanhou771/
Kpona731,293/
Kpano73358/
Kpanu7381/
Kpunu735/
Kponô731/
Kpanhoue7174/
Kpanouhe7117/
Kpanouhê715/
Kponye67525/
Kponga67220/
Kponee6759/
Kponah6749/
Kpangu6741/
Kpungu6738/
Kpoona6724/
Kponaa6723/
Kponie6720/
Kponha676/
Kponna674/
Kpanoo672/
Kpanoe672/
Kpannu671/
Kponea671/
Kponai671/

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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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  • 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 Kponou
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