Barkissou Surname
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
Barkissou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Barkissou (5,885) may also be a first name.
Barkissou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Barkissou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Barkissou has its highest incidence in Cameroon. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Barkissou click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Barkissou? popularity and diffusion
It is the 8,193,072nd most commonly used surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. Barkissou is primarily found in Africa, where 80 percent of Barkissou live; 60 percent live in West Africa and 20 percent live in Ethiosemitic Africa. Barkissou is also the 86,800th most widespread first name throughout the world It is held by 5,885 people.
It is most commonly occurring in Cameroon, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 10,384,534. In Cameroon Barkissou is most prevalent in: Far North Region, where 50 percent live and North Region, where 50 percent live. Excluding Cameroon it occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Burkina Faso, where 20 percent live and Ethiopia, where 20 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barkisou | 94 | 8 | / |
| Barkisso | 94 | 1 | / |
| Barkisu | 88 | 123 | / |
| Barkiso | 88 | 1 | / |
| Barkissa | 82 | 45 | / |
| Barkisoy | 82 | 6 | / |
| Barkisau | 82 | 4 | / |
| Barkishu | 82 | 2 | / |
| Barkisoi | 82 | 1 | / |
| Barciso | 75 | 3 | / |
| Barkisa | 75 | 2 | / |
| Barquissau | 74 | 39 | / |
| Barkessa | 71 | 14 | / |
| Barchisu | 71 | 4 | / |
| Barkecio | 71 | 2 | / |
| Barkeseu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Barquisseau | 70 | 24 | / |
| Barcisa | 63 | 1 | / |
| Barkesia | 59 | 9 | / |
| Barkysha | 59 | 1 | / |
| Bourkisa | 59 | 1 | / |
| Barkhezai | 56 | 1 | / |
| Barcesa | 50 | 91 | / |
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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 Barkissou
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