Kénou Surname

11,742,229th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Togo

Kénou Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kénou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Togo11:7,247,76812,049

The alternate forms: Kenou (4,787) are calculated separately.

Kénou (20) may also be a first name.

Kénou Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kénou is more commonly found in Benin than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms: Kenou. Click here for further potential spellings of Kénou.

How Common Is The Last Name Kénou? popularity and diffusion

Kénou is the 11,742,229th most prevalent surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kénou are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 100 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,446,817th most commonly occurring first name worldwide, borne by 20 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Benin, where it is carried by 1 people, or 1 in 10,335,602. Outside of Benin this last name is found in one country. It is also found in Togo, where 50 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kenou934,787/
Khénous831/
Kinou8052/
Kynou801/
Kienou7331,597/
Kainou731,230/
Kinhou731,046/
Kinoue73243/
Gkinou73204/
Kenoue7343/
Kenouh7332/
Kuinou7329/
Kengou7326/
Keinou7324/
Kionou7323/
Kenhou7313/
Kingou737/
Gkenou736/
Koinou733/
Keynou732/
Khenou732/
Kinouh731/
Kaynou731/
Kinout731/
Kino6713,968/
Keno6711,960/
Kenu676,237/
Kinu671,742/
Kinhoue67400/
Khennou67376/
Kainnou67143/
Kenouya6733/
Kyno6719/
Kingoue6718/
Keunoue6716/
Kenaiou6712/
Kenouch676/
Khoinou674/
Kenhout672/
Khengou672/
Kengoue672/
Kinoupp671/
Kinouch671/
Keinnou671/
Kénoszt671/
Koignou671/
Khenoud671/
Khenouz671/
Kenouph670/
Kenouth670/

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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 Kénou
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