Alkou Surname
Approximately 585 people bear this surname
Alkou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 578 | 1:33,204 | 1,834 |
| Mali | 4 | 1:4,242,259 | 2,433 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Alkou (81) may also be a first name.
Alkou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Alkou Come From? nationality or country of origin
Alkou is borne by more people in Niger than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Alkou? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 546,987th most widely held last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 12,457,343 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Alkou live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 99 percent live in Chadic Africa. Alkou is also the 1,068,082nd most numerous first name at a global level, borne by 81 people.
Alkou is most frequently held in Niger, where it is carried by 578 people, or 1 in 33,204. In Niger it is mostly found in: Tahoua Region, where 33 percent are found, Maradi Region, where 28 percent are found and Zinder Region, where 14 percent are found. Apart from Niger Alkou exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Mali, where 1 percent are found and Benin, where 0 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 Alkou
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