Barkissou Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Barkissou Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Barkissou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

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 is found most in Cameroon. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Barkissou? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 8,193,072nd most commonly used family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 80 percent of Barkissou live; 60 percent live in West Africa and 20 percent live in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 86,800th most numerous forename at a global level, borne by 5,885 people.

This last name is most commonly used in Cameroon, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 10,384,534. In Cameroon Barkissou is mostly found in: Far North Region, where 50 percent reside and North Region, where 50 percent reside. Without taking into account Cameroon this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Burkina Faso, where 20 percent reside and Ethiopia, where 20 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Barkisou948/
Barkisso941/
Barkisu88123/
Barkiso881/
Barkissa8245/
Barkisoy826/
Barkisau824/
Barkishu822/
Barkisoi821/
Barciso753/
Barkisa752/
Barquissau7439/
Barkessa7114/
Barchisu714/
Barkecio712/
Barkeseu711/
Barquisseau7024/
Barcisa631/
Barkesia599/
Barkysha591/
Bourkisa591/
Barkhezai561/
Barcesa5091/

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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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