All around the world, Koné (Kone 
, Koné , كوني 
) is a common unisex first name. The first name Koné is habitual in Sub-Saharan Africa, particularly Mali, where it is quite a common masculine name, Ivory Coast, where it is quite a common dominantly boy's, but infrequently girly name, and Gabon, where it is quite a rare masculine name. Not in comparison with a country's population, this name is the most popular in Sub-Saharan Africa, particularly Mali, Ivory Coast, and Ethiopia. More frequently, Koné is the last name as well as the forename.
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| Koné, Kone | Mali, Senegal, India, Ivory Coast, Burkina Faso |
| كوني | Iraq, Egypt, Sudan, Palestinian Territory, Saudi Arabia |
| Коне | Russia, Ukraine |
Koné is also a popular name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Connie Maheswaran , the Steven Universe character; Connie Corleone , the fictional character from The Godfather series; Connie Sachs , the character by John le Carré; Connie D'Amico , the fictional character from the Family Guy franchise and Conny Bertilsson , the fictional character in the Sune books, and in many other works.
| balla koné ML (b. 1920) |
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ngouamou fabara koné |
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maboundou koné Ivorian athlete, CI (b. 1997) |
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| mikan céline koné Ivorian actor, CI (b. 1953) |
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| hassa florent koné bishop of San, Mali (b. 1969) |
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| inza koné Ivory Coast researcher, CI |
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| siaka koné researcher (ORCID 0000-0002-3966-3587) |
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| siaka koné researcher (ORCID 0000-0002-1630-5963) |
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| lama koné Guinean footballer, GN (b. 1987) |
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| bakaré koné Ivorian association football player, CI (b. 1989) |
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| mbah koné Burkinabe footballer, BF (b. 1990) |
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| siaka koné |
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| gogbeu francis koné Ivorian sprinter, CI (b. 1991) |
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| samba koné Malian footballer |
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| sika koné Malian basketball player, ML |
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