Atekou Surname
Approximately 183 people bear this surname
Atekou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 180 | 1:57,420 | 7,121 |
| Niger | 2 | 1:9,596,008 | 86,358 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
Atekou (83) may also be a first name.
Atekou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Atekou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Atekou occurs more in Benin more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Atekou? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,257,535th most frequently occurring family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 39,822,655 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Atekou reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,052,971st most prevalent first name world-wide, held by 83 people.
The surname Atekou is most common in Benin, where it is carried by 180 people, or 1 in 57,420. In Benin it is primarily concentrated in: Collines Department, where 59 percent live, Borgou Department, where 26 percent live and Zou Department, where 11 percent live. Excluding Benin this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Niger, where 1 percent live and Togo, where 1 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 Atekou
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