Askou Surname
Approximately 1,129 people bear this surname
Askou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 1,022 | 1:18,779 | 1,196 |
| Denmark | 75 | 1:75,263 | 7,389 |
| Cameroon | 14 | 1:1,483,505 | 83,777 |
| Algeria | 7 | 1:5,518,793 | 51,529 |
| Benin | 6 | 1:1,722,600 | 61,769 |
| Burkina Faso | 2 | 1:9,176,050 | 23,741 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Askou (50) may also be a first name.
Askou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Askou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Askou is most common in Niger. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Askou? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 328,558th most frequent last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 6,454,868 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 93 percent of Askou live; 93 percent live in West Africa and 92 percent live in Chadic Africa. Askou is also the 1,412,538th most commonly held first name internationally, borne by 50 people.
The last name is most frequently used in Niger, where it is borne by 1,022 people, or 1 in 18,779. In Niger Askou is most common in: Tillabéri Region, where 45 percent are found, Dosso Region, where 31 percent are found and Niamey Capital District, where 12 percent are found. Outside of Niger this last name exists in 8 countries. It is also found in Denmark, where 7 percent are found and Cameroon, where 1 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 Askou
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