Alkantou Surname
Approximately 12 people bear this surname
Alkantou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 11 | 1:1,744,729 | 34,351 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
Alkantou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Alkantou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Alkantou is carried by more people in Niger than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Alkantou? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 5,587,209th most frequently occurring surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 607,295,493 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Alkantou reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 92 percent reside in Chadic Africa.
This surname is most numerous in Niger, where it is carried by 11 people, or 1 in 1,744,729. In Niger Alkantou is most common in: Agadez Region, where 100 percent reside. Outside of Niger it exists in one country. It is also common in Burkina Faso, where 8 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alkountou | 82 | 1 | / |
| Alcantu | 80 | 83 | / |
| Alkanta | 80 | 12 | / |
| Alcanto | 80 | 3 | / |
| Alcantud | 75 | 937 | / |
| Alcantuz | 75 | 13 | / |
| Alcantos | 75 | 2 | / |
| Galcanto | 75 | 1 | / |
| Elkountou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Elkanta | 67 | 183 | / |
| Alcanta | 67 | 113 | / |
| Elcanto | 67 | 59 | / |
| Alkonta | 67 | 17 | / |
| Alkamta | 67 | 1 | / |
| Alcantú | 67 | 1 | / |
| Alcantas | 63 | 10 | / |
| Alcantaa | 63 | 4 | / |
| Elhkanta | 63 | 1 | / |
| Alcantaz | 63 | 1 | / |
| Aalkonta | 63 | 1 | / |
| Alcantaia | 59 | 3 | / |
| Alcantaya | 59 | 1 | / |
| Alcánta | 53 | 1 | / |
| Alconta | 53 | 1 | / |
| Elcanta | 53 | 0 | / |
| Golkonta | 50 | 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 Alkantou
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