Alkhou Surname
Approximately 9 people bear this surname
Alkhou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 7 | 1:2,741,717 | 49,802 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
Alkhou (25) may also be a first name.
Alkhou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Alkhou Come From? nationality or country of origin
Alkhou (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺃﻟﺨﻮ) is found most in Niger. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Alkhou.
How Common Is The Last Name Alkhou? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 6,360,413th most prevalent family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. Alkhou occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Alkhou reside; 89 percent reside in West Africa and 78 percent reside in Chadic Africa. Alkhou is also the 2,136,160th most commonly used first name at a global level It is held by 25 people.
Alkhou is most frequently used in Niger, where it is held by 7 people, or 1 in 2,741,717. In Niger Alkhou is most prevalent in: Tillabéri Region, where 71 percent reside and Zinder Region, where 29 percent reside. Not including Niger this surname occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Mauritania, where 11 percent reside and Morocco, where 11 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Alkhou Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Alkhou in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺃﻟﺨﻮ | alkhw | 50 |
| ﺍﻟﺨﻮ | alkhw | 50 |
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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
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- 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 Alkhou
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