Kponsou Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Ireland

Kponsou Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kponsou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
France11:66,422,722504,397

Kponsou Last Name Facts

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

Kponsou is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Kponsou click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kponsou? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 6,063,924th most frequently held last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 728,754,592 people. The last name Kponsou occurs predominantly in Africa, where 70 percent of Kponsou are found; 60 percent are found in West Africa and 60 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

Kponsou is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 44,285,690. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Lagos, where 75 percent reside and Kwara, where 25 percent reside. Not including Nigeria this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Ireland, where 20 percent reside and Benin, where 20 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kponssou931/
Kponso92205/
Kponsso868/
Kponsoh867/
Kponsho864/
Kponseu861/
Kpansou861/
Kpondjou8086/
Kponsowe801/
Kpanso772/
Kpanzou711,166/
Kpondjo7175/
Kpeunso711/
Kpounjo711/
Kponzot711/
Kpunsa6255/
Kpanju6226/
Kponja623/
Kpansa622/
Kpunsah5769/
Kpansaa5712/
Kpansai571/
Kpandjui538/
Kpoundja531/
Kpon'dja531/
Kpansahie505/

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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 Kponsou
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