Okounde Surname
Approximately 1,027 people bear this surname
Okounde Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 603 | 1:17,140 | 2,326 |
| Togo | 420 | 1:17,257 | 5,159 |
| Ivory Coast | 2 | 1:11,535,616 | 61,806 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
Okounde (17) may also be a first name.
Okounde Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Okounde Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Okounde is borne by more people in Benin than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Okounde? popularity and diffusion
The last name Okounde is the 354,295th most commonly occurring surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 7,095,955 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Okounde live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 100 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Okounde is also the 2,694,839th most prevalent first name internationally, held by 17 people.
It is most common in Benin, where it is held by 603 people, or 1 in 17,140. In Benin Okounde is mostly concentrated in: Collines Department, where 81 percent reside, Zou Department, where 7 percent reside and Borgou Department, where 6 percent reside. Outside of Benin Okounde is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Togo, where 41 percent reside and The Ivory Coast, where 0 percent reside.
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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 Okounde
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