Sakponou Surname

277,637th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,395 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Benin

Sakponou Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sakponou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Benin8511:12,1451,657
Togo5251:13,8053,854
Nigeria81:22,142,845310,552
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
France11:66,422,722504,397
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679

Sakponou (26) may also be a first name.

Sakponou Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sakponou is more frequently found in Benin than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sakponou? popularity and diffusion

The surname Sakponou is the 277,637th most common family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 5,224,047 people. Sakponou is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Sakponou are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,084,397th most commonly used forename in the world It is held by 26 people.

It is most widespread in Benin, where it is held by 851 people, or 1 in 12,145. In Benin it is primarily concentrated in: Kouffo Department, where 38 percent live, Mono Department, where 29 percent live and Zou Department, where 11 percent live. Not including Benin this last name occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in Togo, where 38 percent live and Nigeria, where 1 percent live.

Sakponou Last Name Statistics demography

Sakponou earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 70.26% less than the national average, earning $12,833 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sakponnou941/
Sakponu937/
Sokponou88126/
Soukponou821/
Sakpanu801/
Sokponhoue7889/
Zokponou7517/
Sakpana6739/
Sakphana6350/
Shakpana6316/
Sokphanot5912/
Soukpouna591/
Zoukpanou591/
Sakpanawet562/
Shakppanga561/
Sakphanawet5335/
Sokphana503/

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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 Sakponou
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