The Konan surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 202 people carried this name — #91,221 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 1,428,600 people counted. That is up 57% from 129 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 58 people named Konan.
Most of them — 47 — were born outside France. Those born in France came from 5 départements, most often Paris.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
55 people named Konan live in Switzerland.
They live in 5 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Geneva.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 35 people named Konan live in Belgium.
Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Liège.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In print
Konan in American newspapers,
1878–1946.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 6,745 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Konan,
with a public archive behind them.
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Henriette Konan Bédié 1938– · politician -
Mariam Dicoh 1944–2024 · chemist -
Sidonie la Tigresse 1957– · chanteuse -
Jacques Assahoré Konan 1961– -
Matt Konan 1991– · ice hockey player -
Henri Konan 1937–2009 · association football player
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 22 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Konan.
- Kolmer 226 · U.S. census
- Kolodziej 2,265 · U.S. census
- Kolodziejczak 247 · U.S. census
- Kolodziejczyk 337 · U.S. census
- Kommer 410 · U.S. census
- Komorowski 952 · U.S. census
- Konate 571 · U.S. census
- Konczak 249 · U.S. census
- Kone 1,431 · U.S. census
- Kong 14,165 · U.S. census
- Konieczny 1,740 · U.S. census
- Konig 743 · U.S. census
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