Barakou Surname
Approximately 614 people bear this surname
Barakou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greece | 300 | 1:36,933 | 5,875 |
| Mauritania | 252 | 1:16,249 | 1,520 |
| Algeria | 39 | 1:990,553 | 42,105 |
| Niger | 13 | 1:1,476,309 | 30,154 |
| Benin | 4 | 1:2,583,900 | 73,293 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
Barakou (259) may also be a first name.
Barakou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Barakou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Barakou (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﺮﻛﻮ) occurs in Greece more than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Barakou? popularity and diffusion
It is the 527,543rd most frequent last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 11,868,967 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 50 percent of Barakou live; 49 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 49 percent live in Helleno-Europe. It is also the 553,262nd most common first name internationally. It is borne by 259 people.
The last name Barakou is most commonly used in Greece, where it is held by 300 people, or 1 in 36,933. In Greece it is most frequent in: Thessaly, where 37 percent are found, Central Greece, where 24 percent are found and Attica, where 19 percent are found. Besides Greece this last name is found in 10 countries. It also occurs in Mauritania, where 41 percent are found and Algeria, where 6 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Barakou Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Barakou in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺑﺮﻛﻮ | brkw | 48.28 |
| ﺑﺮﺍﻛﻮ | brakw | 27.59 |
| ﺑﺎﺭﻛﻮ | barkw | 10.34 |
| ﺑﺎﺭﺍﻛﻮ | barakw | 6.9 |
| ﺑﺮﺍﻙ | brak | 3.45 |
| ﺑﺮﻙ | brk | 3.45 |
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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 Barakou
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