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 surname Bakoulou occurs more in The Congo more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bakoulou? popularity and diffusion
The last name Bakoulou is the 290,856th most widespread family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 5,537,649 people. The last name Bakoulou occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Bakoulou reside; 64 percent reside in Central Africa and 64 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Bakoulou is also the 3,024,661st most frequently occurring first name at a global level. It is borne by 14 people.
The surname is most widespread in The Congo, where it is borne by 833 people, or 1 in 5,989. In The Congo Bakoulou is primarily found in: Niari Department, where 50 percent live, Pointe-Noire Department, where 27 percent live and Brazzaville Department, where 20 percent live. Excluding The Congo Bakoulou exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Chad, where 29 percent live and Benin, where 4 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 Bakoulou
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