Bakoulou Surname
Approximately 1,316 people bear this surname
Bakoulou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Congo | 833 | 1:5,989 | 930 |
| Chad | 385 | 1:35,304 | 4,109 |
| Benin | 48 | 1:215,325 | 19,968 |
| Niger | 28 | 1:685,429 | 16,503 |
| Cameroon | 21 | 1:989,003 | 63,570 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
Bakoulou (14) may also be a first name.
Bakoulou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bakoulou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Bakoulou occurs most in The Congo. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Bakoulou? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 290,856th most frequently held last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 5,537,649 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Bakoulou are found; 64 percent are found in Central Africa and 64 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Bakoulou is also the 3,024,661st most widespread first name in the world. It is borne by 14 people.
It is most widespread in The Congo, where it is carried by 833 people, or 1 in 5,989. In The Congo it is most prevalent in: Niari Department, where 50 percent reside, Pointe-Noire Department, where 27 percent reside and Brazzaville Department, where 20 percent reside. Apart from The Congo this last name occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Chad, where 29 percent reside and Benin, where 4 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 Bakoulou
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