Amkou Surname
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
Amkou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Niger | 2 | 1:9,596,008 | 86,358 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
Amkou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Amkou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Amkou is found in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Amkou? popularity and diffusion
It is the 8,193,072nd most widespread last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. Amkou is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Amkou are found; 60 percent are found in West Africa and 40 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa.
Amkou is most widespread in Cameroon, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 10,384,534. In Cameroon Amkou is mostly concentrated in: Centre Region, where 50 percent reside and Southwest Region, where 50 percent reside. Beside Cameroon this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Niger, where 40 percent reside and Benin, where 20 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amkouy | 91 | 149 | / |
| Gamkou | 91 | 9 | / |
| Amkoud | 91 | 1 | / |
| Amko | 89 | 47 | / |
| Amku | 89 | 9 | / |
| Amkoush | 83 | 16 | / |
| Amkayou | 83 | 4 | / |
| Hamkoud | 83 | 1 | / |
| Amkoa | 80 | 103 | / |
| Hamko | 80 | 58 | / |
| Gamko | 80 | 44 | / |
| Amkeu | 80 | 17 | / |
| Ammko | 80 | 6 | / |
| Aimko | 80 | 2 | / |
| Amkui | 80 | 2 | / |
| Amkau | 80 | 2 | / |
| Amkoh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Amkoy | 80 | 1 | / |
| Amkoe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Aymku | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ammku | 80 | 1 | / |
| Amkuh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hamku | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gamku | 80 | 1 | / |
| Amkhu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Amkod | 80 | 1 | / |
| Amkhouch | 77 | 1 | / |
| Amkhot | 73 | 162 | / |
| Amkoot | 73 | 31 | / |
| Hamkoe | 73 | 25 | / |
| Amkoya | 73 | 6 | / |
| Gamkoh | 73 | 6 | / |
| Aimkuy | 73 | 4 | / |
| Amkoye | 73 | 2 | / |
| Amkohe | 73 | 2 | / |
| Hamkeu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hamkgo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gamkui | 73 | 1 | / |
| Amkosh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Amkuhe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aymeku | 73 | 1 | / |
| Amco | 67 | 236 | / |
| Amka | 67 | 218 | / |
| Amcu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Amkhoye | 67 | 2 | / |
| Amkauwe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Omko | 67 | 2 | / |
| Aimkhot | 67 | 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
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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 Amkou
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