Atakoun Surname
Approximately 921 people bear this surname
Atakoun Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 910 | 1:11,358 | 1,558 |
| Nigeria | 8 | 1:22,142,845 | 310,552 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
Atakoun Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Atakoun Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Atakoun is more commonly found in Benin than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Atakoun? popularity and diffusion
Atakoun is the 385,671st most commonly used family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 7,912,645 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Atakoun reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 100 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
Atakoun is most commonly held in Benin, where it is borne by 910 people, or 1 in 11,358. In Benin it is most numerous in: Ouémé Department, where 50 percent live, Zou Department, where 16 percent live and Atlantique Department, where 11 percent live. Apart from Benin Atakoun exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 1 percent live and Ethiopia, 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
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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 Atakoun
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