Alkerou Surname

4,772,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Niger
Highest density in:
Niger

Alkerou Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Alkerou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Niger161:1,199,50125,520
Benin11:10,335,602103,742

Alkerou (279) may also be a first name.

Alkerou Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Alkerou Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Alkerou occurs in Niger more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Alkerou? popularity and diffusion

The surname Alkerou is the 4,772,636th most prevalent family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 428,679,172 people. The surname Alkerou is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Alkerou reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 94 percent reside in Chadic Africa. It is also the 531,524th most widespread first name on earth, borne by 279 people.

It is most frequent in Niger, where it is borne by 16 people, or 1 in 1,199,501. In Niger it is mostly concentrated in: Dosso Region, where 44 percent are found, Tillabéri Region, where 38 percent are found and Agadez Region, where 13 percent are found. Besides Niger Alkerou is found in one country. It is also common in Benin, where 6 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Alkeirou935/
Alkeyrou934/
Alkero924/
Alkeru921/
Alkerud8636/
Alkeiro861/
Alkairou80129/
Alkayrou805/
Alkerioy804/
Alkheroo801/
Alcero77147/
Alkera7743/
Alkiro771/
Alkhairou7511/
Alkiroutt751/
Alcerro712,696/
Alquero71789/
Olkerud7120/
Alkairu716/
Alkhiro714/
Alkairo712/
Halkiru712/
Alcereu711/
Alkuiro711/
Alhkiro711/
Alquerro6774/
Alqueros6744/
Alkhairo6712/
Alkhairu677/
Alcereau675/
Alqueroz673/
Alqueiro672/
Alchirou671/

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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 Alkerou
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