Attankou Surname
Approximately 148 people bear this surname
Attankou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 135 | 1:76,560 | 9,134 |
| Ivory Coast | 12 | 1:1,922,603 | 35,802 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
Attankou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Attankou Come From? nationality or country of origin
Attankou occurs more in Benin more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Attankou? popularity and diffusion
Attankou is the 1,447,279th most prevalent surname in the world, held by around 1 in 49,240,175 people. The surname Attankou occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Attankou reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The last name is most commonly held in Benin, where it is borne by 135 people, or 1 in 76,560. In Benin Attankou is mostly found in: Atlantique Department, where 79 percent reside, Zou Department, where 13 percent reside and Mono Department, where 7 percent reside. Apart from Benin this last name occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in The Ivory Coast, where 8 percent reside and Niger, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atankou | 93 | 79 | / |
| Attanko | 93 | 1 | / |
| Attonkou | 88 | 22 | / |
| Attankup | 88 | 1 | / |
| Attankau | 88 | 1 | / |
| Hattanko | 88 | 1 | / |
| Atanko | 86 | 10 | / |
| Atonkou | 80 | 55 | / |
| Gatanko | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hatanko | 80 | 1 | / |
| Athanko | 80 | 1 | / |
| Atankoy | 80 | 1 | / |
| Athonkou | 75 | 43 | / |
| Atankoya | 75 | 4 | / |
| Ashtanko | 75 | 1 | / |
| Atonko | 71 | 191 | / |
| Astasenko | 71 | 27 | / |
| Otanku | 71 | 26 | / |
| Atamko | 71 | 23 | / |
| Attankaye | 71 | 13 | / |
| Atanka | 71 | 8 | / |
| Atanco | 71 | 2 | / |
| Atachenko | 71 | 2 | / |
| Attankass | 71 | 1 | / |
| Atankeucz | 71 | 1 | / |
| Atonku | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ostanko | 67 | 265 | / |
| Astachenko | 67 | 14 | / |
| Oytanko | 67 | 12 | / |
| Atankas | 67 | 8 | / |
| Athonku | 67 | 6 | / |
| Atangka | 67 | 3 | / |
| Atonkeu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Astascenko | 67 | 2 | / |
| Atankah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hatancu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Athanka | 67 | 1 | / |
| Astańko | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aitanka | 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 Attankou
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