Barikisu Surname

374,029th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 958 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Barikisu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Barikisu Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana8311:32,5163,831
Nigeria1241:1,428,57155,237
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724

Barikisu (12,537) may also be a first name.

Barikisu Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Barikisu Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Barikisu is carried by more people in Ghana than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Barikisu? popularity and diffusion

Barikisu is the 374,029th most frequently used last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 7,607,042 people. The last name Barikisu occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Barikisu live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 100 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Barikisu is also the 52,598th most frequently held first name throughout the world. It is borne by 12,537 people.

It is most frequently used in Ghana, where it is held by 831 people, or 1 in 32,516. Without taking into account Ghana this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 13 percent live and Cameroon, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Barickisu941/
Barikissou895/
Berikisu8856/
Barikesu884/
Barikusu883/
Berikiesu821/
Berekisu754/
Berukisu751/
Berikesu751/
Berekuzu5021/

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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 Barikisu
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