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
The last name Bankou occurs in Niger more than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bankou? popularity and diffusion
The last name Bankou is the 3,432,070th most frequent family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 220,834,725 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 64 percent of Bankou reside; 61 percent reside in West Africa and 45 percent reside in Chadic Africa. It is also the 1,744,716th most frequent forename in the world. It is borne by 35 people.
This last name is most widely held in Niger, where it is carried by 15 people, or 1 in 1,279,468. In Niger Bankou is mostly concentrated in: Tillabéri Region, where 87 percent reside, Tahoua Region, where 7 percent reside and Zinder Region, where 7 percent reside. Aside from Niger this surname is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in China, where 33 percent reside and Benin, where 9 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 Bankou
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