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
The last name Alkou occurs in Niger more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Alkou? popularity and diffusion
The last name Alkou is the 546,987th most frequent last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 12,457,343 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Alkou are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Chadic Africa. Alkou is also the 1,068,082nd most frequently held forename throughout the world It is held by 81 people.
This surname is most prevalent in Niger, where it is held by 578 people, or 1 in 33,204. In Niger Alkou is most common in: Tahoua Region, where 33 percent live, Maradi Region, where 28 percent live and Zinder Region, where 14 percent live. Without taking into account Niger this last name is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Mali, where 1 percent live and Benin, where 0 percent live.
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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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