Abouka Surname
Approximately 1,189 people bear this surname
Abouka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 1,061 | 1:18,089 | 1,164 |
| Mauritania | 69 | 1:59,346 | 4,180 |
| Ivory Coast | 36 | 1:640,868 | 18,598 |
| Cameroon | 8 | 1:2,596,134 | 118,056 |
| Congo | 6 | 1:831,516 | 16,072 |
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Abouka (349) may also be a first name.
Abouka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Abouka Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Abouka (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺁﺑﻜﻪ) is most common in Niger. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Abouka? popularity and diffusion
It is the 315,551st most prevalent surname on earth, held by around 1 in 6,129,139 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Abouka reside; 98 percent reside in West Africa and 89 percent reside in Chadic Africa. Abouka is also the 466,636th most prevalent forename in the world, held by 349 people.
The last name Abouka is most frequent in Niger, where it is borne by 1,061 people, or 1 in 18,089. In Niger Abouka is primarily concentrated in: Tahoua Region, where 86 percent reside, Agadez Region, where 8 percent reside and Diffa Region, where 2 percent reside. Besides Niger this surname is found in 10 countries. It is also found in Mauritania, where 6 percent reside and The Ivory Coast, where 3 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Abouka Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Abouka in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺁﺑﻜﻪ | abkh | 41.38 |
| ﺁﺑﻚ | abk | 24.14 |
| ﺃﺑﻚ | abk | 13.79 |
| ﺍﺑﻜﻪ | abkh | 6.9 |
| ﺍﺑﻚ | abk | 6.9 |
| ﺃﺑﻮﻛﻪ | abwkh | 3.45 |
| ﺃﺑﻜﻪ | abkh | 3.45 |
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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 Abouka
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