Abakoura Surname
Approximately 4,723 people bear this surname
Abakoura Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 2,618 | 1:7,933 | 1,026 |
| Chad | 2,022 | 1:6,722 | 968 |
| Niger | 79 | 1:242,937 | 7,779 |
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
Abakoura (3,414) may also be a first name.
Abakoura Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Abakoura Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Abakoura is more frequently found in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Abakoura? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 100,093rd most frequently occurring family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 1,542,991 people. The last name Abakoura occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Abakoura live; 97 percent live in West Africa and 85 percent live in Chadic Africa. It is also the 121,832nd most frequently occurring forename at a global level, held by 3,414 people.
The surname Abakoura is most frequently occurring in Cameroon, where it is borne by 2,618 people, or 1 in 7,933. In Cameroon it is most frequent in: Far North Region, where 87 percent live, North Region, where 7 percent live and Adamawa Region, where 3 percent live. Other than Cameroon this last name exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Chad, where 43 percent live and Niger, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abakourea | 94 | 1 | / |
| Abakora | 93 | 778 | / |
| Abakura | 93 | 160 | / |
| Abakouri | 88 | 19 | / |
| Abokoura | 88 | 10 | / |
| Abacoura | 88 | 8 | / |
| Abakurah | 88 | 1 | / |
| Abakouro | 88 | 1 | / |
| Abakoure | 88 | 1 | / |
| Aboukoura | 82 | 48 | / |
| Abakkoray | 82 | 1 | / |
| Abakara | 80 | 201 | / |
| Abokora | 80 | 158 | / |
| Abakuri | 80 | 18 | / |
| Abakure | 80 | 13 | / |
| Abakori | 80 | 9 | / |
| Abakoro | 80 | 6 | / |
| Abakore | 80 | 2 | / |
| Abakuro | 80 | 1 | / |
| Abacura | 80 | 1 | / |
| Abhakara | 75 | 11 | / |
| Abouqora | 75 | 9 | / |
| Aboukara | 75 | 9 | / |
| Aboukora | 75 | 7 | / |
| Abokorah | 75 | 4 | / |
| Abakuere | 75 | 2 | / |
| Aboucara | 75 | 2 | / |
| Abaukara | 75 | 1 | / |
| Aybakuro | 75 | 1 | / |
| Aibakuro | 75 | 1 | / |
| Abakarad | 75 | 1 | / |
| Abakorey | 75 | 1 | / |
| Abakoree | 75 | 1 | / |
| Abokorat | 75 | 1 | / |
| Aboucura | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gabakgore | 71 | 45 | / |
| Aboukarat | 71 | 3 | / |
| Aabakhore | 71 | 1 | / |
| Abakairai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Oubakoure | 71 | 1 | / |
| Abokhourj | 71 | 1 | / |
| Abakari | 67 | 1,110 | / |
| Obakuro | 67 | 241 | / |
| Abakare | 67 | 155 | / |
| Obakore | 67 | 61 | / |
| Obakoro | 67 | 39 | / |
| Abakire | 67 | 24 | / |
| Aboukourou | 67 | 12 | / |
| Abakaro | 67 | 10 | / |
| Abakary | 67 | 7 | / |
| Abokara | 67 | 5 | / |
| Aboukhaira | 67 | 4 | / |
| Aboukharas | 67 | 4 | / |
| Abokoro | 67 | 2 | / |
| Abaskharou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Abacara | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abokori | 67 | 1 | / |
| Abaqore | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Abakoura
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