Akilou Surname
Approximately 2,122 people bear this surname
Akilou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 1,875 | 1:10,236 | 781 |
| Benin | 216 | 1:47,850 | 6,056 |
| Cameroon | 20 | 1:1,038,453 | 65,513 |
| Burkina Faso | 3 | 1:6,117,367 | 22,156 |
| Ivory Coast | 3 | 1:7,690,411 | 57,263 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Akilou (3,403) may also be a first name.
Akilou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Akilou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Akilou is carried by more people in Niger than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Akilou? popularity and diffusion
It is the 197,341st most frequently held last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 3,434,282 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Akilou live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 88 percent live in Chadic Africa. Akilou is also the 122,064th most widespread given name throughout the world It is held by 3,403 people.
It is most commonly held in Niger, where it is borne by 1,875 people, or 1 in 10,236. In Niger Akilou is primarily found in: Tahoua Region, where 48 percent are found, Tillabéri Region, where 27 percent are found and Dosso Region, where 13 percent are found. Aside from Niger this last name is found in 8 countries. It is also common in Benin, where 10 percent are found and Cameroon, where 1 percent are found.
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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 Akilou
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