Anakou Surname
Approximately 45 people bear this surname
Anakou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 40 | 1:258,390 | 22,474 |
| Ivory Coast | 3 | 1:7,690,411 | 57,263 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Anakou (39) may also be a first name.
Anakou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Anakou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Anakou is found in Benin more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Anakou? popularity and diffusion
The surname Anakou is the 2,909,720th most frequently occurring surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 161,945,465 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Anakou reside; 93 percent reside in West Africa and 93 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,637,361st most widely held given name throughout the world. It is borne by 39 people.
The surname Anakou is most frequent in Benin, where it is held by 40 people, or 1 in 258,390. In Benin it is most prevalent in: Ouémé Department, where 98 percent reside and Plateau Department, where 3 percent reside. Other than Benin it exists in 3 countries. It is also common in The Ivory Coast, where 7 percent reside and Cameroon, where 2 percent reside.
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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 Anakou
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