Bakaou Surname
Approximately 82 people bear this surname
Bakaou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 41 | 1:468,098 | 12,501 |
| Benin | 29 | 1:356,400 | 27,355 |
| Cameroon | 11 | 1:1,888,097 | 98,267 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
Bakaou (76) may also be a first name.
Bakaou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bakaou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Bakaou is found most in Niger. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Bakaou click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bakaou? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,075,631st most frequently occurring surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 88,872,511 people. The surname Bakaou occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Bakaou live; 96 percent live in West Africa and 51 percent live in Chadic Africa. Bakaou is also the 1,107,702nd most prevalent first name in the world, borne by 76 people.
It is most common in Niger, where it is borne by 41 people, or 1 in 468,098. In Niger Bakaou is primarily found in: Diffa Region, where 49 percent reside, Zinder Region, where 20 percent reside and Maradi Region, where 17 percent reside. Outside of Niger this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Benin, where 35 percent reside and Cameroon, where 13 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 Bakaou
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