Bankou Surname
Approximately 33 people bear this surname
Bankou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 15 | 1:1,279,468 | 26,841 |
| China | 11 | 1:124,301,961 | 6,553 |
| Benin | 3 | 1:3,445,201 | 77,822 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
Bankou (35) may also be a first name.
Bankou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bankou Come From? nationality or country of origin
Bankou occurs in Niger more than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bankou? popularity and diffusion
Bankou is the 3,432,070th most commonly occurring last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 220,834,725 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 64 percent of Bankou live; 61 percent live in West Africa and 45 percent live in Chadic Africa. Bankou is also the 1,744,716th most common given name throughout the world, borne by 35 people.
The last name is most common in Niger, where it is held by 15 people, or 1 in 1,279,468. In Niger Bankou is most numerous in: Tillabéri Region, where 87 percent are found, Tahoua Region, where 7 percent are found and Zinder Region, where 7 percent are found. Excluding Niger Bankou occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in China, where 33 percent are found and Benin, where 9 percent are found.
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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 Bankou
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